Board of County Commissioners v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Jay Janssen, an employee of the Fremont County Board of County Commissioners (“Board”), filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) complaint alleging that the Board retaliated against him for filing a prior EEOC complaint. Contending that the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (“GERA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-16a, 2000e-16b, and 2000e-16c, does not protect employees from retaliation for exercising their rights under the Act, the Board seeks reversal of the EEOC’s determination that it retaliated against Janssen. The Board argues that GERA clearly reflects…