United States Eighth Circuit

A period of two months between a worker's filing of a discrimination claim with the EEOC and her termination, without additional supporting evidence, will not establish the causal link necessary to make out a prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/20/2002
• Published 02/20/2002

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Melinda Grace-Beasley, Senior Asst. Counsel, argued, MO Highways and Transp. Commission, Jefferson City, MO (Paula R. Lambrecht, Asst. Chief Counsel and Rich Tiemeyer, Chief Counsel, MOHTC, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Samuel I. McHenry, argued, Legal Aid of Western Missouri, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.