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· 8/1/2008

Steele v. Schafer

Citations

  • 535 F.3d 689
  • 383 U.S. App. D.C. 74
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 16255
  • 91 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,283
  • 103 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1537
  • 2008 WL 2938553

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • ruling that the issuance of the lowest performing rating and the lowest performance bonus can be retaliatory
  • holding that “the issuance of the lowest performance rating of her career combined with the lowest performance bonus in her branch” constituted materially adverse action
  • holding that a “false report to the D.C. Office of Unemployment Compensation contesting [plaintiff's] unemployment benefits . . . can support a retaliation claim”
  • ruling that the issuance of the lowest performing rating and the lowest performance bonus can be retaliatory
  • holding that \the issuance of the lowest performance rating of her career combined with the lowest performance bonus in her branch\ constituted materially adverse action
  • recognizing that “the facts necessary to prove a hostile work environment are a subset of those necessary to prove” a “constructive discharge claim premised on a hostile work 26 environment”

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Judges: Garland, Griffith, Williams

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