Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White
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Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
05-259
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
favorable to employee rights
Strengthened protections against workplace retaliation Summary_of_Supreme_Court's_ruling_on_retaliation Supreme_Court_found_for_White_on_retaliation_claim |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
employment law
No. 05-259 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:date |
2006-01-10
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:filedIn |
2005-10-05
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| gptkbp:hasLegalEvent |
Impact on employer-employee relations
Precedent for evaluating retaliation claims in courts |
| gptkbp:hasLegalStatus |
Detailed analysis of retaliation standards
Materially adverse action standard |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Lower courts ruled against White
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced workplace discrimination law
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Sheila_White
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_&_Santa_Fe_Railway_Company |
| gptkbp:judges |
none
de_novo_review |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
reasonable person standard
reversed lower court decision 548 U.S. 53 (2006) retaliation under employment discrimination laws Title_VII_retaliation_claim |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Examined employer's actions post-complaint
Important for understanding retaliation claims Relevant for future employment law cases |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Supreme_Court_ruled_in_favor_of_White
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
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| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Faragher_v._City_of_Boca_Raton
gptkb:Burlington_Industries,_Inc._v._Ellerth established standards for retaliation claims |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Context of Title VII protections Context of workplace discrimination laws Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission_guidelines |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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| gptkbp:significance |
Clarified the scope of retaliation protections
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| gptkbp:team |
Analyzed employer's retaliatory motives
Cited in subsequent employment law cases Clarified employer liability in retaliation cases Framework for assessing retaliation claims Influenced employer policies on retaliation Established framework for evaluating retaliation claims Retaliation must be material to be actionable Set precedent for future retaliation cases Significance for workplace rights advocacy Significant_for_Title_VII_interpretation |
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
8-0
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