White v. Wash. Nursing Facility

1 Citing case

  1. Chandler v. Gruenberg

    266 F. Supp. 3d 355 (D.D.C. 2017)   Cited 1 times

    Where, as here, the record contains no direct evidence of retaliation, under the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework, a plaintiff must establish a prima facie case of retaliation in order to succeed on a retaliation claim. SeeWhite v. Washington Nursing Facility , 206 F.Supp.3d 137, 144 (D.D.C. 2016) ; see alsoMcDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green , 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973). To do so, Chandler must show: (1) that she engaged in statutorily protected activity; (2) that the employer took a materially adverse action such that the action could well dissuade a reasonable employee from making or supporting a charge of discrimination; and (3) that there existed a causal link between the two.