by Mark Travis | Aug 26, 2020 | ADEA
In Lowe v. Walbro, LLC (6th Cir. 19-2386, 8/26/2020), the Sixth Circuit reversed the district court’s summary judgment for the employer against Lowe’s Michigan state-law age discrimination claims. Plaintiff Lowe worked as an area manager for the employer....
by travisadmin | Jan 9, 2020 | ADEA
In Miles v. South Central Human Resource Agency (6th Cir 01/07/2020) , Ms. Miles sued the Agency for violation of the ADEA. The trial court, Judge Mattice, granted the employer’s motion for summary judgment and the 6th Circuit affirmed as Miles failed to...
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...
