Where a CFO was sued by employees for assault and battery and the company for hostile work environment, the employees’ claims can go forward. Numerous other claims however, were dismissed, as was an attempt to hold the company liable for ...

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

Where a plaintiff brought gender and race discrimination claims against International Paper Company alleging it subjected her to a hostile work environment that resulted in her constructive discharge, paid her unequally and retaliated against her, the record did not support ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.

Where there was no material fact as to a former paper mill worker’s claims that the company discriminated and retaliated against him and subjected him to a hostile work environment, the court ruled the alleged conduct was insufficient as a ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.

Where a water waste treatment plant employee was terminated after falsifying official documents by back-dating them, he could not sue for discrimination because he could not demonstrate that the reasons for his termination were pretextual. Background In 2006, Henry Sliwinski, ...

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

Where an employer withdrew a job offer based on the prospective employee’s high body mass index, or BMI, the employer did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. Background On April 16, 2018, Matthew Sturgill applied for a conductor position ...

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

Where a police officer suffered post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of being frequently exposed to child pornography at work, and could not sue under the under the Americans with Disability Act because the state was immune, but he could ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge Julius N. Richardson

Despite Page County’s objection to a magistrate judge’s ruling on a terminated employee’s discovery motion, the plaintiff is entitled to text messages on the personal cell phone of a county employee, communications between that employee and a county contractor and ...

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

Where a school human resources official was terminated, for a history of non-responsiveness and unproductiveness, the school board prevailed in proving her termination was not in retaliation for her complaints. Background Ms. Gooding-Williams raised three claims against FCSB. In Count ...

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

An employee’s discrimination claims against her employer could not be based on discrete acts that were not timely alleged in charges brought before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and, as a state agency, the employer was also immune from suit ...

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

Although the plaintiff’s claim did not expressly allege discrimination on the basis of color,  the administrative investigation revealed allegations of color discrimination that were reasonably related to the original race discrimination charge. Background Nikki A. Gardner began working as a ...

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