Ollis v. HearthStone Homes, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorney’s fees to an employee in his religious discrimination and retaliation action in which “the jury awarded him nominal damages of $1.00”
• upholding jury verdict finding that an employee’s complaints about required participation in activities violate his religious beliefs constituted protected activity under Title VII
• finding the second element of the prima facie case satisfied when the plaintiff informed his supervisors of the conflict between the policy requirements and his religious convictions
• noting the elements of a retaliation claim under Title VII that a plaintiff must demonstrate as part of his prima facie case based on the exercise of a statutorily protected activity
• addressing the prima facie elements for a Title VII retaliation claim
• separately analyzing the plaintiff’s “religious discrimination” claim from his “retaliation” claim and discussing their different respective elements

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