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...
by travisadmin | Jan 13, 2017 | ADA
In Hale v. Johnson, 2016 WL 7473785 (6th Cir., December 29, 2016), after the Eastern District of Tennessee overruled the defendant’s motion to dismiss and certified an interlocutory appeal, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision. This case involved...
by travisadmin | Dec 4, 2016 | ADA, ADEA
In applying elements of both statutes, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the employer on claims brought under both the ADA and ADEA. In Perry v. City of Avon Park, 2016 WL 6819669 (11th Cir. November 18, 2016), Ms. Perry had worked for the City since...
by travisadmin | Nov 8, 2016 | ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Title VII
An African-American UPS Supervisor who asserted claims under Title VII, ADEA, ADA and FMLA failed on all claims in a recent decision from the Sixth Circuit. In Tennial v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 2016 WL 6156315 (6th Cir., October 24, 2016), Tennial had served in...
