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?

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Trudy may have a cause of action under Title VII for retaliation. Retaliation occurs when an employer takes adverse action against an employee for engaging in protected activity, such as making a complaint of harassment or discrimination. Trudy's firing could be considered retaliation if she can establish that it was because of her involvement in the sexual harassment case. One court has ruled that an employer's firing of an employee after she prevailed in a sexual harassment lawsuit constituted retaliation under Title VII. Therefore, Trudy may have a case for retaliation under Title VII.

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