Posted On:
April 23, 2008
Scope of Retaliation in the Workplace Expanded
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held in Thompson v. North American Stainless, No. 07-5040 (6th Cir.), that third party retaliation is actionable.
In Thompson, a male engineer filed a retaliation suit against his employer claiming that his employer fired him in retaliation for a gender discrimination suit brought by his fiance, who was also an engineer at the same factory.
As a result of this expansion of retaliation, plaintiffs who bring employment discrimination claims against their employer will no longer have to fear retaliation against their friends or relatives who happen to work at the same company.
