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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Eagen v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, 42 A.3d 478 (2012)

Citation
Eagen v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, 42 A.3d 478 (2012)
Parent Document
Eagen v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, 42 A.3d 478 (2012)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
2012-05-22

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On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court erred in dismissing his appeal because (1) the referee improperly expanded the scope of § 4-61dd by interpreting the term “personnel action” to mean “employment action,” (2) there was not substantial evidence to show that he had retaliated against Schwartz and (3) the court should have considered errors of fact made by the referee. The office of public hearings argues that whistle-blower statutes all across the country, including other whistle-blower statutes in this state, utilize the McDonnell Douglas Corp. framework; see McDonnell Douglas *572 Corp. v. Green,