Seventh Circuit Revives Firefighter's Retaliation Lawsuit

The Seventh Circuit has revived a fired firefighter’s Title VII retaliation case against a city employer, giving the plaintiff another shot at proving unlawful retaliation. The ruling keeps alive a familiar workplace-dispute claim under federal civil-rights law and shows how employment cases can survive when courts think a lower tribunal cut the analysis too short. City governments still have to answer when they punish workers for protected conduct. Read more about this...