Sexual Harassment. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (Metro), began looking into rumors of sexual harassment by the Metro School District’s employee relations director, Gene Hughes. Veronica Frazier, a Metro human resources offi cer, asked Vicky Crawford, a Metro employee, whether she had witnessed “inappropriate behavior”

by Hughes. Crawford described several instances of sexually harassing behavior. Two other employees also reported being sexually harassed by Hughes. Metro took no action against Hughes, but soon after completing the investigation, Metro accused Crawford of embezzlement and fi red her. The two other employees were also fi red. Crawford fi led a suit in a federal district court against Metro, claiming retaliation under Title VII. What arguments can be made that Crawford’s situation does or does not qualify as a retaliation claim under Title VII? Discuss. [Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, __ U.S. __, 129 S.Ct. 846, 172 L.Ed.2d 650 (2009)]