Proving Ratification Of A Supervisor's Retaliatory Motive

By John Calhoun (November 21, 2017, 11:44 AM EST) -- Employers often make promotion decisions based on a supervisor's recommendations about particular employees. But what if those recommendations are based on an illegal retaliatory motive, like the intent to punish an employee for blowing the whistle on the supervisor? When are employers themselves legally liable for acting on a supervisor's illegally motivated recommendations?...

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