>>68512599Circumstantial evidence of retaliation includes:
Temporal proximity; (LITERALLY within days)
Indications of pretext; (Nijisanji outright talks about protection of reputation)
Inconsistent application of an employer’s policies; (LMAOOOOO)
An employer’s shifting explanations for its actions; (Selen was always violating rules since 2021 > We warned her in May 2023 but did nothing even though she kept violating rules > Selen threatened to make her claims public > actually all this is irrelevant, we actually terminated her for reputational damage and 'threat to the ongoing activities of other Livers')
Antagonism or hostility toward a complainant’s protected activity, the falsity of an employer’s explanation for the adverse action taken; ("Considering the irreparable damage to our company's reputation and threat to the ongoing activities of other Livers, we regrettably concluded that the termination of our affiliation contract with Selen Tatsuki was unavoidable")
A change in the employer’s attitude toward the complainant after he or she engages in protected activity. ("ANYCOLOR believes that the claims raised by Selen Tatsuki are in fact referring to situations that arose when she was warned about her breaches of the activity rules and attempts to shift the responsibility for these violations, damaging ANYCOLOR and NIJISANJI EN's image" - deflection statement directly follows the statement about releasing her claims to the public, followed by termination)
