Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.
1997 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robinson v. Shell Oil Company, 519 U.S. 337 (1997), is US labor law case in the United States Supreme Court in which the Court unanimously held that under federal law, U.S. employers must not engage in workplace discrimination such as writing bad job references, or otherwise retaliating against former employees as a punishment for filing job discrimination complaints.
Quick Facts Robinson v. Shell Oil Co., Argued November 6, 1996 Decided February 18, 1997 ...
Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. | |
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Argued November 6, 1996 Decided February 18, 1997 | |
Full case name | Charles T. Robinson, Sr. v. Shell Oil Company |
Citations | 519 U.S. 337 (more) 117 S. Ct. 843; 136 L. Ed. 2d 808 |
Case history | |
Prior | 70 F.3d 325 (4th Cir. 1995); cert. granted, 517 U.S. 1154 (1996). |
Holding | |
Because the term "employees," as used in § 704(a) of Title VII, includes former employees, petitioner may sue respondent for its allegedly retaliatory postemployment actions. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Thomas, joined by unanimous |
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