2d Circuit: Title VII Retaliation Claim Was Properly Dismissed; Amendment of Internal Procedures Was Not an “Unlawful Employment Practice”
In employment discrimination law, the term “unlawful employment practice” has a very specific meaning. In Cooper v. New York State Department of Labor, 15-3392 (2nd Cir. April 26, 2016), the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Here are the (summarized) facts: In December…
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