I am not an attorney, so don't take anything I say for sound legal advice. I am another worker like you, studying this stuff to try to help others. Do your own research & make your own decisions. You know your situation bgest. YouTube limits the number of characters I can use, so this week I'm just gonna leave links to the cases I used to research this, in case you want to learn more. The case that led me into this rabbit hole... Davis v. Nashville: https://casetext.com/case/davis-v-metro-parks-recreation-dept-1 Key Cases I Found: Gowski, et al v. Peake, et al, 11th Cir., No. 09-16371, June 4, 2012. https://www.employmentlawmatters.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/897/2012/06/6-4-12-11th-Cir-retaliatory-hostile-environmment.p.pdf Henry v. Abbott Laboratories, 651 Fed. Appx. 494,504, (6th Cir. 2016). https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/15-4165/15-4165-2016-06-10.html National R.R. Passenger Corp. v. Morgan. 536 U.S. 101, 115, 117,122, S. Ct. 2061,2073-74 (2002) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/536/101/ Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. White, 548 U.S. 53, 126 S.Ct. 2405, 165 L.Ed.2d 345 (2006) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/548/53/ Yazdian v. ConMed Endoscopic Tech 793 F. 3d. At 646 https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/14-3745/14-3745-2015-07-14.html Other Cases, where you can find more case law: Von Gunten v. Maryland, 243 F.3d 858, 864-65 (4th Cir. 2001), arbrogated on other grounds by Burlington N., 548 U.S. 53; https://casetext.com/case/gunten-v-state Ray v. Henderson, 217 F.3d 1234, 1244-45 (9th Cir. 2000); https://casetext.com/case/ray-v-henderson Richardson v. N.Y. State Dep’t of Corr. Serv., 180 F.3d 426, 446 (2d Cir. 1999), abrogated on other grounds by Burlington N., 548 U.S. 53; https://casetext.com/case/richardson-v-dept-of-corr-of-nys Gunnell v. Utah Valley State Coll., 152 F.3d 1253, 1264 (10th Cir. 1998); https://casetext.com/case/gunnell-v-utah-valley-state-college Knox v. Indiana, 93 F.3d 1327, 1334-35 (7th Cir. 1996). https://casetext.com/case/knox-v-state-of-ind ---- All opinions are my own. Not LEGAL advice. Just me sharing my perspective as an employee who went through the EEOC claims process & won. I am not an expert at all things EEOC. While I do my best to be factual in my observations, viewers should assume that all observations or statements are ALLEGEDLY. *Never trust your fate to a YouTube content creator. Do your own research, pilot your own vessel. * --- Background photo on thumb courtesy of searchable NASA Image Library: https://images.nasa.gov/