A Society Without a Name v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 655 F.3d 342 (2011)

Citation: A Society Without a Name v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 655 F.3d 342 (2011)
Parent Document: A Society Without a Name v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 655 F.3d 342 (2011)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2011-08-24
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/612506/a-society-without-a-name-v-commo... ↗

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*That Title VII generally governs employment discrimination does not
render the Title VII standard any less applicable. The Supreme Court has
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408, 417 (6th Cir. 1997); Stewart v. Happy Herman’s Chesh-
ire Bridge, Inc., 117 F.3d 1278, 1287 (11th Cir. 1997). And
under that standard, the retraction of gratuitous benefits con-
stitutes adverse action. See Thompson v. Potomac Electric
Power Co., 312 F.3d 645, 650-51 (4th Cir. 2002) (noting that
Title VII retaliation encompasses "any retaliatory act" that
"adversely affected . . . benefits" (internal quotation omitted));
see also Morales-Vallellanes v. Potter, 605 F.3d 27, 36 (1st
Cir. 2010) (noting that Title VII "adverse employment
actions" include the imposition of "a less distinguished title"
or "a material loss in benefits" (internal quotation omitted));
Passer v. Am. Chem. Soc., 935 F.2d 322, 331 (D.C. Cir. 1991)
(rejecting argument that cancellation of a voluntary sympo-
sium was the withdrawal of a "mere ‘gratuity’" and thus inca-
pable of constituting retaliation). IV.

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