38 results for 'cat:"Education" AND cat:"Employment Retaliation"'.
J. Chuang finds in favor of the county board of education following allegations of race discrimination brought by a former high school math and technology teacher. The board did not choose the teacher, a Black man, after he applied to three different athletic positions in the county. Those chosen were white. The teacher then emailed the public school system, quoting Deuteronomy 25:1-3 and saying, "Do not muzzle the ox that treadeth on the corn." Following this, the school system placed him on paid administrative leave twice and required a psychotherapist's exam to return to work. The follow fall, the teacher did not return and was determined to have abandoned his position. The teacher lacks the sufficient evidence needed to proceed on his claims.
Court: USDC Maryland, Judge: Chuang, Filed On: September 12, 2023, Case #: 8:20cv3471, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: education, Employment Discrimination, employment Retaliation
J. Miller grants the school board summary judgment solely on the principal's claim for failure to accommodate her request for a
period of entirely remote work. The principal, who developed asthma after working in a mold-infested school, sought to work remotely. However, it is essential to her position as elementary school principal to be present at the school.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Miller, Filed On: September 7, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv167, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities-Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, education, employment Retaliation
J. Snow grants the defendant school district's motion for summary judgment in this lawsuit brought by a former employee alleging discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII, as well as interference with her rights under the Family Medical Leave Act. The former employee, who is African American, fails to establish a prima facie case of race discrimination or retaliation.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Oklahoma, Judge: Snow, Filed On: August 28, 2023, Case #: 6:21cv241, NOS: Education - Civil Rights, Categories: education, Employment Discrimination, employment Retaliation
Per curiam, the Fifth Circuit finds the district court properly found in favor of Louisiana State University in this employment sex discrimination suit brought by the female staff attorneys who were terminated as part of a university-wide consolidation. The attorneys failed to identify male employees who were paid more for similar work. The attorneys were also notified of their termination before they filed charges, and there is no causal link between their alleged protected activity and the adverse employment action. Though, testimony on record regarding an email raising gender pay-equity concerns “seem[s] to corroborate... ’ [that a retaliation claim] was objectively reasonable.” This satisfies the attorneys’ burden to show that their salary-review request was a protected activity. Affirmed in part. Reversed in part and remanded.
Court: 5th Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 24, 2023, Case #: 22-30585, Categories: education, Employment Discrimination, employment Retaliation
J. Sannes enters judgment in favor of the New York State Department of Education on a 71-year-old special education teacher’s employment discrimination and retaliation complaint that alleged she suffered disciplinary action on the basis that she suffered from extreme anxiety and other mental health conditions, which ultimately led to her forced resignation. The education department successfully argued that its decision to initiate disciplinary actions against her were due to complaints that she reportedly said she was going to “kill” or otherwise harm her supervisor and
not driven by discriminatory animus.
Court: USDC Northern District of New York, Judge: Sannes, Filed On: August 21, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv195, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: education, Employment Discrimination, employment Retaliation
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J. Douglas finds the district court properly found in favor of the school district in this suit brought by the former middle school assistant principal and Army Reservist who was disciplined because of parental complaints. The school board voted not to renew his contract after an investigation into his improper behavior regarding student discipline for illegal drugs. He says he was fired for taking military leave, and, at trial, the jury found the reservist’s responsibilities played a role in the board’s decision. Judgment was entered in favor of the board being that the text of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act provides employers with a mixed-motive defense. Affirmed.
Court: 5th Circuit, Judge: Douglas, Filed On: July 17, 2023, Case #: 22-20363, Categories: education, Military, employment Retaliation
J. Thacker finds the lower court properly dismissed the professor's claim alleging he suffered adverse employment action in retaliation for unpopular protected speech. The professor allegedly insulted a colleague for suggesting adding a question on diversity into a student survey, insulted another colleague for taking shortcuts in hiring a Black employee, and criticize a scholarly convention many of his colleagues and students attended for becoming too "woke." However, he failed to allege a causal connection between the incidents and the alleged adverse employment action. Affirmed.
Court: 4th Circuit, Judge: Thacker, Filed On: July 6, 2023, Case #: 22-1712, Categories: education, employment Retaliation, First Amendment