Supreme Court Rules that Statute of Limitations Period for Constructive Discharge Claims Begins to Run from Date of Notice of Resignation

Executive Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the statute of limitations period for constructive discharge claims under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII) begins to run from the date that the employee gives the employer notice that the employee is resigning. Reversing the Tenth Circuit’s decision in favor of the employer, in Green v. Brennan, the Supreme Court held that “the matter alleged to be discriminatory includes the employee’s resignation,” and that the limitation period for filing a claim for a constructive discharge begins running only after the employee resigns.