Where a pre-K special education teacher was not meeting the expectations of the Arlington County School Board, no adverse employment action was taken against him and he did not show he was treated differently from similarly situated employees outside of ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a driver was detained by an officer because the driver’s signature on the traffic summons did not match the signature on his license, the officer was entitled to immunity against the driver’s subsequent suit because the “arrest” was supported ...

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Where a current postal employee failed to identify similarly situated employees who were treated differently, failed to prove a causal connection between his protected activity and adverse employment action and failed to rebut the United State Postal Service’s legitimate reasons ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a job applicant failed to present evidence that his race was the reason he was not hired for the first position, and where the company’s decision to not hire him for the second position was made before it had ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the evidence showed the employee’s unprofessional behavior and poor performance failed to meet the legitimate expectations of her employer, the employer prevailed on claims of religion, sex, age and disability discrimination. Background Plaintiff worked for defendant between 2009 and ...

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Where a company did not show it was damaged by an employee who breached his employment contract by retaining company documents after his termination and was ordered to return them, the company recovered no monetary damages. Background Defendant Christopher Steinke ...

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Where it was demonstrated that the discipline levied upon the plaintiff was because of his violations of company policies, and not because of his race, color or prior complaints, there was no unlawful discrimination, retaliation or a hostile work environment. ...

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Where the defendants swiftly investigated the one incident of a noose in the workplace, retrained staff and promptly sought to accommodate the plaintiff with new housing or relocation, the plaintiff could not establish race discrimination or a hostile work environment. ...

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Although the plaintiff argued the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry violated both the Ex Post Facto and Due Process provisions of the United States Constitution, the court held the statute survived these constitutional challenges. Background In January ...

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Where medical testing demonstrated that a chef was capable of performing work in three alternative occupations with an earning capacity of at least 60% of what he had earned, an insurance company properly ended his disability benefits offered by his ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District