Stephen D. Learned v. City of Bellevue

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• holding that § 2000e-3(a) only applied if the charge filed alleged discrimination prohibited by Title VII
• explaining that in a Title VII retaliation claim “the underlying discrimination must be 4 reasonably perceived as discrimination prohibited by Title VII.”
• observing that defamatory remarks that do not go beyond others employed by 12 department do not satisfy publication requirement
• explaining that 9 even though “it is not necessary to prove that the underlying discrimination in fact violated Title 10 VII,” the discrimination complained of in the administrative claim at issue still “must be 11 reasonably perceived as discrimination prohibited by Title VII”
• affirming dismissal of retaliation claim because 28 the plaintiff “did not allege that he ever opposed any discrimination based upon race, color, 1 religion, sex, or national origin.”
• defamatory remarks that did not reach beyond the Department “would not interfere with [plaintiff]’s liberty to pursue the career of his choice” and therefore did not satisfy the publication element

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