Legal Opinion
Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 5, 2009No. 07-5040PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue raised in this rehearing en banc is whether § 704(a) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a), creates a cause of action for third-party retaliation for persons who have not personally engaged in protected activity. After applying the plain and unambiguous statutory text, we join the Third, Fifth, and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeal in holding that the authorized class of claimants is limited to persons who have personally engaged in protected activity by opposing a practice, making a charge, or assisting or…
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