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Where two persons moved for summary judgment on their claims that they were unjustly and inappropriately terminated from their positions at a Martinsville hotel, but they relied only on unsupported, conclusory statements, their motion was denied. Background This dispute dates ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a man alleged that he was fired as a seasonal bell ringer for the Salvation Army because of his age, his claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment, or ADEA, was dismissed. He failed to allege any facts that ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

Where an investigator in Liberty University’s Office of Equity & Compliance, or OEC, alleged that Liberty retaliated against her for complaining that Liberty discriminated against a male student during its Title IX investigation and for participating in an investigation about ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a probationary employee in the sheriff’s department argued he was entitled to a hearing after he was fired for falsifying official records, but also admitted that he did not accurately complete certain entries in his surveillance logs, and it ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a former Department of Defense employee argued that discrimination was the reason why he was not interviewed for a promotion, but the Army maintained he didn’t meet a high enough assessment score to qualify for an interview, and there ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a former marketing specialist alleged claims for a hostile work environment based upon a disability and race, but she pursued only discrimination claims in her charge, never checked the “continuing action” box and pointed only to an isolated instance ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a doctor suing her former government contractor employer for retaliation argued the magistrate judge erred in adopting a confidentiality order that designated government confidential documents as confidential, her argument was rejected. A contract required the contractor to keep the ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a home healthcare provider failed to pay $759,698.70 in overtime wages, it was liable for that amount. And because the healthcare company and its owners were aware of their obligations, because of a prior investigation for failure to pay ...

Tagged with: Judge Elizabeth Hanes Labor U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a co-worker told a former African American Army employee that she could not understand African Americans because they cannot speak properly, and a supervisor allegedly made a comment connecting the abuses of chattel slavery to athletes of African descent, ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge Roger L. Gregory

Where an employee alleged her employer breached its fiduciary duty under ERISA by maintaining an allegedly imprudent investment option in its retirement plan, ERISA’s safe harbor did not apply to her decision to remain invested in that fund. The safe ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District