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CT DOC Debating Adverse Action Qualification
By hrmorning.com
Published: 11/17/2010

Federal courts haven’t exactly been clear on what qualifies as an “adverse action” on an employer’s part when it come to retaliation claims. So a recent ruling in Connecticut comes as good news.

A federal judge dismissed the case of an employee who claimed being placed on paid leave was retaliation for complaining about the outcome of a workplace incident.

The case involved Brian Cooper, an employee of the Connecticut Department of Corrections who was out on workers’ comp while recovering from back surgery.

During his absence, a co-worker drew a cartoon depicting Cooper wearing a yarmulke, holding a fishing rod and placing a bag of ice on his back. The cartoon was passed around the workplace.

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