United States: The Fifth Circuit Has Broadened Its Definition Of What Constitutes An "Adverse Employment Action" For Purposes Of A Discrimination Claim. What Will That Mean For Employers? - Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Confronted with pleadings that unequivocally showcases the Dallas County Sheriff's Department's discriminatory scheduling policies, the Fifth Circuit finds that the strict application of its precedent regarding the definition of an "adverse employment action" is simply incompatible with the text of Title VII.