Labor/Employment
May 25, 1999
9th Circuit Rules Municipalities Liable for Retaliatory Motives
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has ruled that municipalities may be held liable for firing of employees if the instigators of the discipline had a retaliatory motive at the outset, even if the firings are later approved by a city official with no retaliatory motive.
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