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Where a battalion fire chief alleged he was terminated because of his age, but the record showed he was fired after he made an unauthorized purchase of a “brush truck,” the county was awarded summary judgment. Background Botetourt County hired ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Robert S. Ballou U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a doctor alleged that he was terminated days after he complained about allegedly being pressured to commit fraud regarding hospital admissions, but there were legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for his termination that he failed to show were pretextual, the employer ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the plaintiffs and putative class members were all Energy Services Group hourly employees who were allegedly required to work overtime without being paid, and the denial of overtime pay was part of a uniform pay practice, a conditional class ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The City of Virginia Beach will pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by EMS captains, alleging they were improperly classified and thus denied overtime under the Virginia Gap Pay Act, or VGPA, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, or ...

Tagged with: Judge Rebecca Beach Smith Labor U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a skilled nursing facility employee alleged her medical issues prevented her from pulling, pushing and tugging on patients, but that she could perform the essential functions of wound care coordinator if given reasonable accommodation, her disability discrimination claim survives ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a Black teacher alleged a school principal elevated her teaching assistant over her while not interfering in the relationship between other white teachers and their assistants, she plausibly alleged a claim for race discrimination. Background Sherie Ashanti, a Black ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a company sued for alleged overtime violations is in the Alexandria division, the majority of the relevant witnesses were found in that division and a related suit is pending there, the suit will be transferred to Alexandria. Background The ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Robert G. Doumar U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a staffing company allegedly engaged in “sharp dealing” when it induced employees to breach valid restrictive covenants with their prior employer, the tortious interference claim survived a motion to dismiss. Background Apex Systems LLC alleges that Beacon Hill Staffing ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a graduate research assistant alleged that the University of Virginia retaliated against him after he complained about his advisor’s conduct, but there was almost one year between his complaint and the next alleged adverse action, and it was nearly ...

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

Where there was “conflicting and inconsistent evidence” about why a female school science supervisor was paid less than a male comparator, a jury will decide whether the school board discriminated based on her gender. Background Erin Barnett, the supervisor for ...

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