U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2022

Lisa Nelson v. Health Services, Inc.

Lisa Nelson v. Health Services, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided July 26, 2022

Lisa Nelson v. Health Services, Inc.

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 21-11319 Date Filed: 07/26/2022 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-11319 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ LISA NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus HEALTH SERVICES, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama D.C. Docket No. 2:17-cv-00590-ECM-SRW ____________________ USCA11 Case: 21-11319 Date Filed: 07/26/2022 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 21-11319

Before WILSON, LUCK, and LAGOA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Lisa Nelson appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment on her Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a), retaliation claim regarding her position change and salary reduction in 2015. On appeal, she argues that the district court erred when it applied the “manager exception” from Fair La- bor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3), retaliation jurisprudence to her Title VII retaliation claim.

We recently rejected the use of the “manager exception” in Title VII cases, holding that the text of Title VII’s “anti-retaliation provision applies the same to all employees.” Patterson v. Ga. Pa- cific, LLC, No. 20-12733, 2022 WL 2445693, at *7 (11th Cir. July 5, 2022). Accordingly, we reverse the grant of summary judgment and remand for further proceedings consistent with our opinion in Patterson. On remand, the district court must address Health Ser- vices, Inc.’s other arguments for summary judgment.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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