Legal Opinion
Randlett v. Shalala
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 10, 1997No. 96-1950PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal brings to the court the most recent chapter in a 20-year quarrel between a federal department and its former employee, Jean Randlett. It presents an important legal issue concerning the reach of the protection afforded by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. We hold that Title VII can offer protection against a retaliatory refusal to transfer an employee, but that no evidence existed here to show retaliation.
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Because Randlett’s claims were resolved against her on summary judgment, we state the facts in the light most favorable…
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