Where a black employee who sued his employer for discrimination and retaliation sought to amend his suit to include new equal pay claims asserted on behalf of a putative class, the amendment is denied, as the new claims would prejudice ...

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

Where an employee attached a copy of her formal discrimination complaint to a letter postmarked well after the time to file a formal complaint with the agency had expired and she could not show that the formal complaint had otherwise ...

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

An employee presented a valid claim for retaliation where her employer transferred her to a less desirable location after she complained of harassment and instituted a policy to prevent her from renewing her contract that was then eliminated shortly after ...

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

Though claims were narrowed, a suit by a former employee of the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities who has cerebral palsy alleging her supervisors unfairly scrutinized, criticized and micromanaged her; and promoted a non-disabled person over her and finally ...

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

A woman who alleged male employees circulated a rumor that she had a sexual relationship with a higher-ranking manager in order to obtain her position adequately stated a claim for discrimination and a hostile work environment, given the historical stereotypes ...

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

Disputed evidence on whether an employee who struggles with mobility could have performed her job without extensive travel, whether the employer lacked a reasonable belief she could engage in such travel and whether she was terminated because of her disability ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge Henry F. Floyd

A former store worker did not plead sufficient facts to suggest the ABC retaliated against her. Background Defendant Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control operates a liquor store in Norfolk. Plaintiff Jeanette L. Bailey was employed by defendant as a ...

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

The 180-day waiting period for federal employees to file a discrimination lawsuit begins upon filing an initial complaint; not after each subsequent amendment, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. In a matter of first impression, the court ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals News Employment Discrimination Judge James A. Wynn Jr.

A woman’s assertion that her supervisor at VCU made several derogatory remarks about African-American women during a meeting was insufficient to support her discrimination and retaliation claims because she could not establish that the university’s actions, such as giving her ...

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

The court agreed that Winchester Medical Center did not discriminate or retaliate against its former nursing director, finding there is no adverse employment action when an employer declines to pay discretionary severance benefits because a terminated employee refuses to sign ...

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