by Mark Travis | Sep 3, 2024 | Title VII
After a four-day trial and three days of deliberations, a jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee found in favor of the plaintiff Ariel Schlosser, awarding $58,170.00 in back pay incurred subsequent to her resignation. Schlosser was hired as a certified diver for...
by Mark Travis | Sep 1, 2024 | Labor Law, Title VII
In Moore v. Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated (6th Cir., No. 23-3775, 08/22/2024), the plaintiff Moore signed a Second Chance Agreement (SCA) after a positive drug test. Later, due to an insubordination charge, he signed a Last Chance Agreement (LCA) which...
by Mark Travis | Aug 30, 2024 | Title VII
In Sturgill v. American Red Cross (6th Cir., No. 24-1011, 08/21/2024), the employer fired Sturgill for not getting a COVID vaccination, finding that she was medically—but not religiously—opposed to the vaccine. Sturgill sued, alleging a failure to accommodate her...
by Mark Travis | May 23, 2023 | Title VII
In Levine v. DeJoy (6th Cir., No. 22-1388, 04/10/23), Levine sued the United States Postal Service (USPS), alleging discrimination by failing to promote her based on race. The Sixth Circuit reversed the trial court’s summary judgment for the employer. Levine, an...
by Mark Travis | Dec 21, 2022 | Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing, Title VII
In Blount v. Stanley Engineering Fastening (6th Cir., No. 22-5356, 12/15/2022), Blount sued his employer for race discrimination and retaliation under the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. He had been fired for using his cell phone while sitting in an idling forklift –...
by Mark Travis | Feb 12, 2022 | Arbitration, Title VII
Last week, both the House and Senate passed, on a bipartisan basis, the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” as an amendment to the Federal Arbitration Act. Although the House and Senate versions were different, the Senate ultimately passed the...
