Cross posted from The Pop Tort by John Guyette
From an AP story:
The Supreme Court found in favor of workers who were retaliated against after reporting race and/or age discrimination to their employer.
The court, by a 7-2 vote, said a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 covers claims of retaliation that follow complaints about discrimination on the basis of race.
In a 6-3 ruling, the court likewise held that the part of the major anti-age bias law covering federal employees also protects them from retaliation after complaining about discrimination.
But lets not go too overboard praising this court. Most of the time, they're more like the court in the satirical TV show, Boston Legal, before whom James Spader's character argued in a recent show. While his case concerned the death penalty, justifiably wound-up Spader told the "Roberts court" exactly what he thought of them - on the corporate side of things, too! If only. Check it out, for a truly vicarious thrill.
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