Where a female supervisor alleged her termination, following an investigation of alleged inappropriate sexual conduct in a supply closet, was sex discrimination, but the male store manager who was in the supply closet was also terminated, the store prevailed on ...

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

Where the former University of North Carolina employee suggested her disability could be accommodated by indefinite leave or indefinite light duty, but neither is a “reasonable accommodation” under the Rehabilitation Act, the university prevailed on this claim. Background Annie Boone ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination

Where an employee terminated for cursing, insubordination and threats alleged his firing was actually unlawful retaliation, the investigation into his conduct was not “obviously inadequate” and there was no evidence it was pretext. Background Tremayne A. Powell appeals from the ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination

Where an Army employee who applied for an open position alleged her nonselection was the result of protected activity, but there was a several-month gap between the protected activity and her not being chosen for the post, there was no ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the record showed a manufacturing manager was terminated because of a consistent increase in the number of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, recordable injuries at his plant, his age discrimination claim failed as a matter of law. ...

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

Where a Walmart bakery/deli division area manager alleged she was paid less because of her gender, but her male comparators held different jobs and had different duties, skills and relevant work experience, Walmart was granted summary judgment. Background Stephanie Chapman ...

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

Where a former public service employee’s discrimination claim did not expressly allege “quid pro quo” harassment, but it did allege that her supervisor demanded she endure his harassment in exchange for continued employment, and reassigned her because she refused, those ...

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

Where there was no existing “job sharing” position available for the pharmaceutical sales representative in the district, the company had no duty to create one in order to reasonably accommodate her disability. Although the company had previously permitted her to ...

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

Where a former help desk employee alleged that his race, national origin and religion were the reasons for his termination, but the record showed that he was let go because the company did not have enough work to offer him, ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge David J. Novak U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the former Veterans Affairs’ medical center employee alleged his supervisor treated him differently because of his race and religion, that the supervisor’s actions resulted in lower wages and that the supervisor had a history of treating other similarly situated ...

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