Citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision altering the landscape for Title VII cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has reversed a summary judgement ruling that had tossed out discrimination and retaliation claims against Union Pacific Railroad Company.
According to a July 24 opinion from Judge Bobby Shepherd, the U.S. Supreme Court’s April decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis has “obviated the requirement —replete in our case law—that the [adverse employment action] be ‘significant,’ ‘material,’ or ‘serious.’”
