Trudy, a female manager at ABC Company, was surprised to learn that one of her male employees had accused her of sexual harassment. Trudy denied all charges. After a long and expensive battle in court, the jury ruled in favor of ABC Company on all charges. A few days after the trial, Trudy's supervisor fired her for no apparent reason. Trudy obtained evidence in the form of interoffice memos that
she was fired because of the charges brought against her. Trudy thought that was unfair because she was completely vindicated by the jury. Are any remedies available to her under Title VII?
a. No remedies are available to her under Title VII because it only protects victims of discrimination and harassment along with witnesses testifying in support.
b. Trudy can sue under Title VII only if she can establish that men had been treated differently when accused of harassment.
c. Trudy can sue under Title VII only if she can establish the existence of an employment contract whereby she can only be discharged for just cause.
d. At least one court has ruled that Trudy has a cause of action under Title VII based upon retaliation.
d
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