A Caucasian hair stylist involved in a long-term relationship with an African-American man, who was fired after she complained to the salon owner about the African-American salon manager’s racially charged comments, may try her Title VII retaliation claim against the ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Robert S. Ballou U.S. District Court - Western District

A Danville U.S. District Court says a pro se African-American plaintiff fired by The Home Depot has stated Title VII claims for a racially hostile work environment and retaliation with allegations that she was denied a job as being not ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Jackson L. Kiser U.S. District Court - Western District

An African-American male who worked as a corrections officer at Red Onion State Prison and who claims he was forced to resign for a minor rule violation of inadvertently bringing a cigarette lighter into the prison, in retaliation for his ...

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

An ERISA disability plan wins summary judgment in the Roanoke U.S. District Court in a former business manager’s suit alleging her company benefit plan wrongfully denied her long-term disability claim for her condition of spinal instability and diskogenic back pain ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

A death benefit due under an ERISA retirement plan is payable to the employee’s widow, whom he married after his employment ended, and not to his parents, whom he had designated as beneficiaries prior to his marriage and during his ...

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

In this dispute arising out of a struggle between the board and management of CSR Inc., an Alexandria U.S. District Court denies a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by plaintiffs CSR and by Robert Neil, in his capacity as ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge James C. Cacheris U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court grants defendant university’s motion to dismiss a professor’s claim alleging her department chair defamed her by accusing her of speaking disparagingly about the department, having “meltdowns” and “temper tantrums” and complaining that she did not ...

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

In this civil rights case, a former law enforcement officer for the Department of Motor Vehicles wins $399,193.15, including a jury award of $183,483.76 in back pay, on a finding that the post-termination due process denied to plaintiff would have ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

A plaintiff who worked in administrative, bookkeeping and client development positions with defendant law firm loses summary judgment on her discrimination and retaliation claims, based on her termination. The court agrees that defendants are entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff’s ...

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

Prior to trial of a hospital security guard’s disability bias claim, a hospital cannot exclude expert opinion testimony from a school psychologist who diagnosed plaintiff’s dyslexia on the grounds that her testing is designed for children; the court will exclude ...

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