by Mark Travis | Apr 8, 2022 | ADA
In King v. Steward Trumbull Memorial Hospital (6th Cir., No. 21-3445, 04/07/2022) King was terminated from her nursing position, and then sued for failure to accommodate her disability in violation of Ohio law. The trial court granted summary judgment for the...
by Mark Travis | Mar 10, 2022 | ADA
In Blanchet v. Charter Communications, LLC, (6th Cir., No. 21-5073, 3/8/2022) the plaintiff was terminated from her employment despite receiving verbal approval of extended leave for the development of her postpartum depression. The plaintiff sued under the Americans...
by Mark Travis | May 31, 2021 | ADA, FMLA, Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing, Title VII
In Wyatt v. Nissan North America, (6th Cir., No. 20-5021, 05/28/21), Plaintiff Wyatt, a Project Manager for Nissan, appealed the decision of Judge Richardson of the Middle District of Tennessee, which had granted summary judgment as to Wyatt’s various employment...
by travisadmin | Mar 4, 2020 | ADA, News
Last week, in Fisher v. Nissan North America (6th Cir. 2/27/20), the Sixth Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment by the Middle District of Tennessee. Fisher had worked as a production technician on Nissan’s factory line for 14 years with few disciplinary...
by travisadmin | Apr 1, 2019 | ADA, Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Hilliard v. Dolgencorp (Tenn. Ct. App. 03/26/2019), the Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the employer against Hilliard’s claims for disability discrimination under the Tennessee Disability Act (TDA) and workers’ compensation claim...
by travisadmin | Mar 5, 2017 | ADA, Title VII
In EEOC v. TriCore Reference Laboratories, No. 16-2053 (10th Cir., Feb. 27, 2017), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals denied enforcement of the EEOC’s request for an administrative subpoena. This case arose out of a charge of disability and pregnancy discrimination...
