Legal Opinion
Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2008No. 07-5040PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TARNOW, D.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which MOORE, J., joined. GRIFFIN, J. (pp. 650-56), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
TARNOW, District Judge.
Shortly after Appellant Eric Thompson’s fiancée filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC against their common employer, the Appellee, Thompson was terminated. The parties to this appeal ask whether the anti-retaliation provisions in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protect a related or associated third party from retaliation under such circumstances. We hold that that they do, and REVERSE the district court’s grant of…
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