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An openly gay woman who was terminated as deputy chief of police can sue the Town of Bedford for discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Background For eight months, the Town of Bedford employed Carla Spencer as ...

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

The court found an employee’s claims that her supervisor’s use of the N-word, together with evidence of race-based comments and conduct, supported a hostile work environment claim, but that the conduct and mistreatment were not so intolerant as to support ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although some claims against a school board were dismissed, a teacher alleged facts sufficient to infer she was the victim of race and age discrimination. Background Dannetta Spellman has filed an amended complaint in which she alleges the School Board ...

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

Where a delay in filing motions did not prejudice the plaintiff, an employer did not waive its right to compel arbitration in a discrimination suit. Background Smiley, a 50-year-old white man, worked for Forcepoint as a salesman. He says that ...

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

Because a school superintendent’s production of documents waived the right of privilege on records produced before a certain date, a former employee claiming gender-based wage bias may review them. Background In this action by a former public school employee claiming ...

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

The NLRB was entitled to recover $7,503 in fees based on accepted rates for  attorneys in Washington, D.C., after it prevailed in a discovery dispute with a coal company. Background The National Labor Relations Board moved to compel Cobalt Coal ...

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

Where a Goodwill driver willfully violated his employer’s known safety rules, he is denied workers’ compensation benefits. Background Appellant was employed by Rappahannock Goodwill. On Oct. 10, 2016, appellant sustained injuries while unloading donated goods from a company truck. Appellant ...

Tagged with: Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation

Employees settled Fair Labor Standards Act claims regarding overtime pay after the court required removal of “unreasonable” provisions on confidentiality and liquidated damages. Background On July 14, 2015, plaintiff Wayne Brockman filed his initial complaint against defendants Keystone Newport News ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An employer who failed to make pension contributions or to respond to pension funds’ lawsuit must repay the funds with interest and pick up attorney’s and auditing fees. Background This action is brought under Sections 502 and 515 of the ...

Tagged with: Judge William E. Anderson Labor U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Plaintiff’s termination shortly after taking FMLA leave plausibly pleaded a claim for FMLA retaliation. Background Snipes began working for the jail authority in 2005. Snipes supervised several other employees, received employee evaluations demonstrating that he was a commendable employee and ...

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