Richard Kessler v. Westchester County Department of Social Services and Westchester County, Docket No. 05-2582-Cv

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• holding that an adverse action “must be more disruptive than a mere inconvenience or an alteration of job responsibilities” (internal quotation marks and emphases omitted)
• concluding that a causal connection was established when the plaintiff: (1) was reprimanded two months after the plaintiff first filed a discrimination complaint; (2) was demoted one day after he requested information to support his complaint; and (3
• explaining that plaintiff “need not prove that the conditions against which he protested actually amounted to a violation of Title VII.”
• stating that adverse employment action is one that “could well have dissuaded a reasonable employee in [plaintiffs] position from complaining of unlawful discrimination”
• holding whether reassignment constituted a materially adverse action \depends upon the circumstances of the particular case\
• holding that plaintiff presented genuine issue of fact as to whether he suffered adverse action for purposes of retaliation claim where plaintiffs transfer stripped plaintiff of certain managerial responsibilities and he was forced to do more tedious work

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