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A Richmond U.S. District Court grants defendant university’s motion to dismiss a professor’s claim alleging her department chair defamed her by accusing her of speaking disparagingly about the department, having “meltdowns” and “temper tantrums” and complaining that she did not ...

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

In this civil rights case, a former law enforcement officer for the Department of Motor Vehicles wins $399,193.15, including a jury award of $183,483.76 in back pay, on a finding that the post-termination due process denied to plaintiff would have ...

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

A plaintiff who worked in administrative, bookkeeping and client development positions with defendant law firm loses summary judgment on her discrimination and retaliation claims, based on her termination. The court agrees that defendants are entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff’s ...

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

Prior to trial of a hospital security guard’s disability bias claim, a hospital cannot exclude expert opinion testimony from a school psychologist who diagnosed plaintiff’s dyslexia on the grounds that her testing is designed for children; the court will exclude ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

A hospital security officer who was fired for missing assigned work shifts after he repeatedly requested a written copy of his work schedule as an accommodation of his dyslexia can try his claims of discrimination/retaliation and reasonable accommodation under the ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Plaintiff, a bus driver injured on the job who allegedly was removed from light-duty work when she resisted a supervisor’s persistent sexual advances, has stated Title VII claims for both quid pro quo and hostile environment sexual harassment against multiple ...

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

An employee of Filipino descent who was fired by an Amazon fulfillment center cannot state a Title VII hostile environment claim with an allegation that his supervisor told him, “you Filipinos are all alike” and too “slow for me”; plaintiff’s ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A 68-year-old woman who was told in July 2013 that she would not be selected for a position in her employer’s restructured division waited too late to sue for discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A U.S. Army Reservist and veteran hired as an elementary school teacher upon her return from deployment in Kuwait cannot sue defendant school board under USERRA for acts that occurred after her reemployment, including her discharge related to her post-traumatic ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker

A plaintiff who worked for the Health Department in Alexandria was an employee of the state, and his EEOC charge alleging discrimination in viola­tion of the Americans with Disabilities Act against the city of Alexandria fails to keep the city ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Gerald Bruce Lee U.S. District Court - Eastern District