by travisadmin | Feb 4, 2018 | ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, Non-Competition Agreements, Title VII
This year, I’m beginning a feature on my website which provides a quarterly employment law update of appellate decisions in Tennessee and the Sixth Circuit. As there will be several cases posted in this update each calendar quarter, I’ve tried to be brief...
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 | ADEA
Last month, the Eleventh Circuit handed down two decisions involving interpretations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. In Villarreal v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Pinstripe, Inc. (11th Cir., No. 15-10602, 10/05/2016), the main issue was whether the...
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...
by travisadmin | Aug 6, 2016 | ADEA
In Mencarelli v. Alfred Williams & Co., 2016 WL 4036393(6th Cir. July 27, 2016), Karen Mencarelli was hired as an account manager for the defendant Alfred Williams & Co. (“AWC”) in 2012 at the age of 48. AWC is a furniture dealership providing space design...
