Where a high school drama teacher alleged the school board failed to pay him for his tech work because of his race, but he had been paid a theater director supplement and he did not allege that any other performing ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge Paul V. Niemeyer

Where a former elementary school cafeteria manager alleged a school custodian perpetuated a hostile work environment, but there was no showing that his alleged conduct was based on her sex, the school board was granted summary judgment. Background Judy A. ...

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

Where an employee claimed she reported the “misconduct” and “unethical practices” of other employees to management, but did not allege the actions that triggered her reporting was conduct made unlawful by Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a woman claimed her co-workers repeatedly made racially charged jokes and her supervisor refused to intervene, she performed her job satisfactorily and was terminated and replaced by a white woman with less experience, she plausibly alleged claims for race ...

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

Where a Fairfax County police officer alleged his job duties were transferred after he filed a complaint about sex and age bias, but the record showed the transfer was the result of a complaint made against him by another officer, ...

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

Where a multi-person panel concluded that another individual was the most qualified candidate for a promotion, and the plaintiff couldn’t show that was pretext for race discrimination, the employer prevailed on the discriminatory failure to promote claim. Background Malcom Fallin ...

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

Where a former bank employee asserted multiple claims for race discrimination, but there was no evidence that he was treated differently than other employees based on his race, the bank prevails on summary judgment. Background Courtney Edmond began working for ...

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

Where a former employee admitted she accepted $160 in cash from a co-worker after recording an offending video of him and stating she would post it online, and her employer concluded that she used the recording as “leverage to elicit ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a former Smyth County teacher twice posted profane and inappropriate comments about a student and a parent on social media, which resulted in complaints from parents, that behavior was the basis not to renew her contract, not her pregnancy. ...

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

Where an employee confirmed in his deposition testimony that he had been “unable to work” since his relapse and failed to suggest a reasonable accommodation that would have allowed him to do so, his employer prevailed on wrongful termination and ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge Diana Gribbon Motz