Yazdian v. Conmed Endoscopic Technologies, Inc.

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• holding that plaintiff's comments to employer, such as “I'm going to respond with counsel,” “I will have an attorney respond,” “Hostile work environment”, etc., put his employer on notice that the plaintiff believed his manager's conduct was illegal
• finding that temporal proximity between protected activity and the adverse employment action can establish a causal relationship
• explaining that general grievances, without allegations of discrimination, are not protected activities under Title VII
• noting that Sixth Circuit cases allow plaintiffs to “establish a prima facie case under either theory”
• noting that Sixth Circuit cases allow plaintiffs to “establish a prima facie case under either theory”
• reasoning that a plaintiff’s complaint of a hostile work environment after a direct allegation of racial discrimination could constitute a protected activity under Title VII

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