Question 10(1 point)

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Marvin was a disgruntled employee who resigned from his job after being subjected to what he perceived to be a series of racially discriminatory decisions. He had unsuccessfully challenged each of those actions under Title VII. After he went through the application process with another company, the president of his previous employer found out that Marvin was looking for a job and wrote a letter to the president of the other company characterizing Marvin as a no good, lazy worker who blamed all of his inadequacies on others and had a history of filing baseless discrimination charges. Marvin did not get that job. Can Marvin state a retaliation claim against the previous employer?

Question 10 options:

a)

No, because he no longer is an employee of that company and Title VII only permits charges brought by an employee against his or her employer.

b)

No, because his initial charges were baseless.

c)

Yes, because 704(a) is not expressly limited to "current" employees and limiting its reach to current employees would not promote the objectives of the statute.

d)

Yes, because Marvin was rejected for employment and therefore suffered an adverse employment action.