Legal Opinion
Berg v. La Crosse Cooler Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 8, 1980No. 78-2647PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether the opposition by an employee to what he or she reasonably believes to be an unlawful employment practice is protected against retaliatory discharge by the employer under § 704(a) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a). The district court held that it was not protected and entered a summary judgment in favor of the employer-defendant. We reverse.
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The plaintiff, a 27 year old female with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin, was employed as a personnel clerk by the…
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