Rodriguez-Vives v. P.R. Firefighters Corps, No. 13-1587 (1st Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseAfter Plaintiff applied unsuccessfully to be a firefighter in the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“the Corps”) Plaintiff sued the Commonwealth, claiming that the Corps refused to hire her because of her gender. The parties eventually signed a settlement agreement pursuant to which the Corps agreed to employ Plaintiff as a transitory firefighter until the next training academy was held and to hire Plaintiff as a firefighter if she graduated from the academy. Thereafter, Plaintiff again sued the Corps, alleging that, during her transitory employment, the Corps subjected her to abuse in retaliation for her earlier suit. The district court dismissed Plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her claim for unlawful retaliation. The First Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the district court’s order, holding that Plaintiff’s complaint stated a plausible claim of unlawful retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Remanded.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on February 20, 2014.
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