WILLIAM J. RAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLIAM J. HENDERSON, Postmaster General, Defendant-Appellee., 217 F.3d 1234

Summary

After appellant complained of management's treatment of women employees, management eliminated employee meetings, eliminated its flexible starting time policy, instituted a "lockdown" of the workplace, and cut appellant's salary. Appellant filed suit, complaining of hostile work environment and retaliation. Summary judgment was granted in favor of appellee postmaster general, and appellant sought review. Consequently, the grant of summary judgment was reversed and remanded for trial on the merits of appellant's retaliation claim. The court adopted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's standard that retaliation was actionable if it was reasonably likely to deter employees from engaging in protected activity. Appellant established a causal link between his protected activity, complaining about management's treatment of women, and the employment actions taken against him. Therefore, appellant presented evidence that was sufficient to raise a genuine issue of fact as to whether he ...