EMPLOYER DISCRIMINATION; DISCRIMINATION – Burden of Proof; Evidence
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501.00000 – EMPLOYER DISCRIMINATION; DISCRIMINATION
501.02000 – Burden of Proof; Evidence
501.02000 – Burden of Proof; Evidence
Once the charging party establishes a prima facie case of retaliation, the burden shifts to the employer to prove it would have taken the same adverse action even if the employee had not engaged in protected activity. To prevail, the employer must show that it had an alternative non-discriminatory reason for imposing the adverse action and that it acted because of this alternative non-discriminatory reason, not because of the employee’s protected activity.