SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULES THAT AN EMPLOYEE’S CURSORY DISCUSSION WITH A CUSTOMER ABOUT A PENDING LAWSUIT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE PROTECTED ACTIVITY
In order to establish claims for retaliatory discharge, employees must, among other things, show that they engaged in “protected activity” and they were terminated as a result. It is well recognized that employees do not need to file formal complaints in order to engage in protected activity – instead, it is the simple assertion of…
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