Title VII prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who oppose an unlawful employment practice or who participate in an employment discrimination proceeding. This means that if an employee complains about sexual harassment in the workplace, the employer cannot retaliate against that employee by demoting them or subjecting them to some other sort of adverse employment action. It also means that an employer cannot take adverse action against an employee if that employee gives a deposition in a co-employee’s discrimination suit.

• What is an example of a discrimination case involving religion in which it was ruled that the employer did not accommodate the employee adequately?
• If the employee establishes a prima facie claim, what must the employer do?
• How does an employee prove a claim of religious discrimination?
• Title VII also prohibits religious discrimination by covered employers. What is the law’s definition of religion?
• Does Title VII prohibit discrimination against transsexuals?
• Does Title VII protect employees who are harassed by members of the same sex?
• Can employers assert any defense to supervisory harassment?
• If a supervisor commented on an employee’s physical anatomy a few times and made several sexual jokes in her presence, is that sexual harassment?
• Does Title VII apply to harassing behavior on the part of employers?
• If an employer does present a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the discharge then what must the employee do to prove his or her case?
• If an employee presents a prima facie (or basic) case of discrimination, what must the employer show?
• Would a negative performance evaluation constitute an adverse employment action?
• What is an adverse employment action?
• How should and employer determine if an employee is qualified?
• What is a protected class?
• What happened to Percy Green after McDonnell Douglas v. Green?
• What was the McDonnell Douglas case about?
• Under the McDonnell Douglas framework, how does an employee establish a prima facie case of discrimination?
• How does a court determine whether an employee suffers discrimination?
• Does the EEOC’s finding of no discrimination prevent a subsequent court proceeding?