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 | 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 | Apr 17, 2017 | Title VII
In Phillips v. UAW International (6th Cir. No. 16-1832, April 12, 2017), the plaintiff brought suit against her International Union under Title VII. An African-American, Phillips had served as chairperson of her local union for several years, and alleged she had been...
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 | Title VII
Under an interesting set of facts, the Eleventh Circuit recently reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the employer on a sexual harassment claim, but affirmed summary judgment on the retaliation component. In Furcron v. Mail Centers Plus, LLC,...
by travisadmin | Dec 4, 2016 | Title VII
In a case of how not to handle a sexual harassment claim, the Seventh Circuit affirmed a substantial jury verdict against a company for retaliation under Title VII. The decision also provided an excellent discussion on the appropriate considerations for compensatory...
