Yes. According to the Supreme Court's ruling in Crawford v. Metro Government of Nashville the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII protect an employee from retaliation based on incidents of sexual harassment that they reported during an investigation by an employer initiated by the complaint of another employee.

My employer conducted an internal investigation regarding a complaint of sexual harassment made by another employee and I was interviewed as part of the investigation. Am I protected from retaliation based on incidents of sexual harassment or inappropriate workplace behavior that I disclosed during the investigation?

 

A: Yes. According to the Supreme Court's ruling in Crawford v. Metro Government of Nashville the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII protect an employee from retaliation based on incidents of sexual harassment that they reported during an investigation by an employer initiated by the complaint of another employee.


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