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Supreme Court Retaliation Ruling Could Expose Employers

A Supreme Court ruling allowing employees to file suit under a Reconstruction Era civil rights law claims retaliation by employers may expose those employers to more severe judgments, according to emp

By Matt Brady | Updated on May 28, 2008

A Supreme Court ruling allowing employees to file suit under a Reconstruction Era civil rights law claims retaliation by employers may expose those employers to more severe judgments, according to employment practices attorneys.

“The cost of being found to have retaliated for claims of race discrimination may just have gone up,” said Paul Mickey, a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe and Johnson LLP.

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