Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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§ 1981 claims of discriminatory termination, harassment, and hostile environment); Lewis v. American Foreign Serv. Ass’n, 846 F.Supp. 77, 79 (D.D.C.1993) (denying judgment as a matter of law denied a reasonable jury could find that defendant retaliated against plaintiff for filing EEOC charge, in violation of § 1981); Freeman v. Atlantic Ref. & Mktg. Corp., No. 92-7029, 1994 WL 156723, at *8 (E.D.Pa. Apr. 28, 1994) (stating that § 1981 extends to the same broad range of employment actions and conditions as Title "VII); Toney, 784 F.Supp. at 1547 (stating that if § 1981(b) were applied retroactively, plaintiffs allegations of racial harassment and retaliatory discharge would state a cause of action under § 1981); Goldsmith v. City of Atmore, 782 F.Supp. 106, 106-08 (S.D.Ala.1992) . Accordingly, the Augat’s Motion for Partial
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. holding that plaintiff is entitled to assert claim of retaliatory transfer under  1981
B. holding that a plaintiff who proves a cause of action under  1981 may recover punitive damages where the plaintiff is entitled to an award of compensatory damages even if nominal
C. holding that retaliatory discharge demotion or other adverse employment claims state a cause of action under  1981
D. holding that a plaintiff could not assert a  1981 claim based on gender discrimination
E. holding punitive damages available for retaliatory claim under flsa
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.