ABID AL-MARAYATI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO; GLEN DRISCOLL; KARL VEZNER; AND SHARRON E. DOERNER, Defendants-Appellees, 884 F.2d 578

Summary

The employee, a native of Iraq and a Muslim, filed several grievances during his tenure with the employer challenging hiring decisions and alleging discrimination by his colleagues. Eventually, the president informed employee that his grievances had become redundant and that he needed to seek redress elsewhere. However, the employee did not cease, and he was eventually terminated. The employee sued the employer, the president, and department chairmen for national origin and religious discrimination in violation of Title VII. The matter went to trial, and judgment was returned against the employee. The employee appealed, and the court affirmed. The court held that the employee was not terminated in retaliation for his efforts to protect his rights under Title VII. Title VII did not protect employees from discipline or discharge merely because they filed charges of discrimination. Employers did not violate Title VII when they made an adverse employment decision regarding an employee ...