A former elected business manager for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 159 may seek damages and reinstatement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, for alleged retaliation due to a successful lawsuit against the local, a Wisconsin federal court ruled, where her claims didn’t challenge a union election, and she plausibly alleged retaliation linked to her prior lawsuit, such as false and disparaging comments by union members about her and her lawsuit.
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