Claims of disability discrimination and retaliation against an employer survived summary judgment, but the Western District of Virginia said the worker failed to administratively exhaust his claims under the Virginia Values Act, or VVA. In Moss v. Saja Restaurant Group ...

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

Where a college professor argued she was terminated for unlawful reasons, but the record showed the decision was because she was not a good fit for the college and because of reports of threatening and unprofessional behavior, the college prevailed ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III

Where the parties, witnesses and documents in an alleged employment discrimination suit were all in the Eastern District of Virginia, and the alleged discrimination occurred in Richmond, the Title VII suit was transferred to that federal court. Background Nelson Ikem ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

A former employee’s retaliation claim against her employer was dismissed as untimely despite arguments that the statute of limitations under the Virginia Whistleblower Protection Law, or VWPL, accrued on her last day of work, rather than the day she was ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an employee of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, alleged that ICE’s COVID-19 testing policy favors “those over 50 that can just up and retire,” his claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA, ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a woman at a logistics company alleged that her supervisor and other employees made derogatory comments “that Chinese people, like [plaintiff], would ‘eat rats, cats, and dogs’” or a question about “why Chinese people are so tiny,” she plausibly ...

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

Where a former Wal-Mart employee alleged she was fired in retaliation for her alleged whistleblowing activity, but she failed to provide details showing she engaged in activity protected by Title VII, her Title VII retaliation claim was dismissed. Background Catherine ...

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

Where a seasonal bell ringer for The Salvation Army was terminated shortly after he complained about white employees getting better, more lucrative bell ringing assignments, he plausibly alleged a claim for retaliation. Background In late 2021, George Weatherford was hired ...

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

Where a man alleged he was terminated after he complained about health and safety concerns at a steel mill, but the record showed he was terminated because he had misstated the scope of work he was asked to perform in ...

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

Where a man received a right-to-sue notice from the EEOC, that did not administratively exhaust his claims under the Virginia Values Act, or VVA. Background Aarin Moss brings this civil rights action against Saja Restaurant Group, claiming that he was ...

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