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· 12/9/1957

Olesen v. Trust Co. of Chicago

Citations

  • 355 U.S. 896
  • 78 S. Ct. 270
  • 1957 U.S. LEXIS 99

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  • holding that supervisor’s personal animosity for employee is a legitimate and nondiscriminatory reason for adverse employment action
  • holding that federal employees may not sue their employers for violations of their First or Fifth Amendment rights, and dismissing claims for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and on sovereign im- munity grounds
  • affirming judgment for defendant and holding that the plaintiff failed to prove a prima facie case of retaliation where the evidence showed that the decisionmaker did not know that the plaintiff was engaging in protected conduct
  • affirming judgment for defendant and holding that the plaintiff failed to prove a prima facie case of retaliation where evidence at trial showed that the decision maker did not know that the plaintiff had engaged in protected conduct

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