Opinion ID: 1188829
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Heading: The district court erred in granting Ford summary judgment on Upshaw's retaliation claim

Text: Upshaw also alleges that Ford unlawfully terminated her in retaliation for her numerous EEOC charges and her initiation of this lawsuit. Title VII prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee for filing an EEOC charge. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a). Once again, because Upshaw offers no direct evidence of racial discrimination, the McDonnell Douglas/Burdine burden-shifting framework applies. See McDonnell Douglas, 411 U.S. at 802, 93 S.Ct. 1817; Burdine, 450 U.S. at 252-53, 101 S.Ct. 1089; DiCarlo, 358 F.3d at 414.