Hotline Complaint not ‘Protected Activity’ 
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Published: July 12, 2012
Tags: Employment Discrimination, Judge Tommy E. Miller, U.S. District Court - Eastern District
An African-American woman’s anonymous call to her employer’s hot line to report a coworker’s alleged use of company Internet access for personal activities was not “protected activity” under Title VII and the Newport News U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge dismisses plaintiff’s claim that she suffered race discrimination when she was targeted during a reduction in ...
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