U.S. Supreme Court Allows Third-Party Retaliation Suit

An employer cannot terminate a worker's fiance in retaliation for the worker's filing of a discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. The nation's high court ruled in Thompson v. North American Stainless that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act allows third-party retaliation claims against an employer. In that case, Miriam Regalado filed a sex-discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against her employer, North American Stainless. The employer fired her fiance, Eric ...