Voting For African-American Candidate Is Not Protected Status Under Title VII,
A federal court in Nevada recently rejected a race discrimination claim based upon allegations that the plaintiff was fired after voting for African-American presidential candidate Barack Obama. Whitfield v. Trade Show Servs. Ltd., Civil Action No.: 2:10-CV-00905-LRH-VCF (D. Nev. Mar. 1, 2012). William Whitfield started working as an account manager for security firm Trade Show Services in September 2008. On Election Day, November 4, 2008,...
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