by travisadmin | Aug 6, 2020 | Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Davis v. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Tenn. Ct. App., M.S., 8/5/2020), Davis sued the defendant medical center alleging he was discharged because he refused to remain silent about the employer’s failure to enact policies to safeguard its...
by travisadmin | Jul 7, 2020 | Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing, Title VII
In Kenney v. Aspen Technologies (No. 19-1027, 6th Cir., 7/6/2020), the plaintiff, a production manager, alleged under both Title VII and Michigan’s Elliott-Larson Civil Rights Act, that the employer discharged her in retaliation for her complaints regarding the...
by travisadmin | Jun 26, 2020 | Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Tidwell v. Holston Methodist Federal Credit Union (Tenn. Ct. App., E.S., 6/25/2020), the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of Tidwell’s claim for retaliatory discharge under the Tennessee Public Protection Act (“TPPA”). Tidwell...
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 | Feb 28, 2019 | Labor Law, Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Airgas v. National Relations Board, 2019 WL 762199 (6th Cir., Feb. 21, 2019), Rottinghouse, a truck driver for Airgas, had filed a grievance with the employer under the collective bargaining agreement. He alleged the written warning he received for failing to...
by travisadmin | Jan 24, 2019 | News, Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Weinert v. City of Sevierville, (No. E2018-00479-COA-R3-CV, 1/23/19) the Eastern Section Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment against Weinert on her claim for retaliatory discharge in violation of the Tennessee Public Protection Act (“TPPA”)....
