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Labor/Employment

Apr. 6, 2011

Oral Complaints: More Than a Case of Semantics

Employers now must respond to employee complaints, whether they are submitted orally or in writing. By Sue M. Bendavid of Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan.


By Sue M. Bendavid


In the past few months, the U.S. Supreme Court issued three opinions expanding employee rights to pursue retaliation claims.


In Thompson v. North American Stainless, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of an employee who accused his employer of terminating him because his fiancée filed a gender discrimination claim against the employer.


On March 1, the Court ruled in favor of an Army reservist who claimed Procto...

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