491 results for 'cat:"Civil Rights" AND cat:"Employment"'.
J. Gonzalez dismisses with prejudice a transit workers union from an Metropolitan Transit Authority bus driver’s employment discrimination and fair representation complaint, finding the union’s decision recommending his termination following several incidences of workplace misconduct was not done in bad faith or motivated by his race, sexual orientation or disability.
Court: USDC Eastern District of New York, Judge: Gonzalez, Filed On: March 7, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv775, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: civil Rights, employment Discrimination, Labor / Unions
Want access to unlimited case records and advanced research tools? Create your free CasePortal account now. No credit card required to register.
Try CasePortal for Free
Per curiam, the circuit finds the district court properly entered summary judgment in favor of the adult entertainment clubs. The black dancer was barred from performing at a certain club for not complying with its tip-sharing policy, then was turned away from another club because it had "too many black girls." This discrimination suit followed more than four years after the alleged events and is barred by limitations. Affirmed.
Court: 5th Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 4, 2024, Case #: 23-20440, Categories: civil Rights, employment Discrimination
J. Fleissig finds for the hospital on a former employee's religious and ADA discrimination claims. The hospital reasonably denied the employee a religious exemption for the Covid-19 vaccine, finding that she could not identify any religious belief that would be violated if she received the vaccine. Further, she cannot make a claim under the ADA because she was never actually diagnosed with Guillian-Barre Syndrome, even if a medical provider told her that she was at risk if she had repeated exposures to vaccinations.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Missouri, Judge: Fleissig, Filed On: March 1, 2024, Case #: 4:22cv1204, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: civil Rights, Ada / Rehabilitation Act, employment Discrimination
J. Mannion grants summary judgment to a township and two of its town supervisors, who were sued by the police chief and two officers over a dispute considering traffic enforcement. The police said one supervisor, who rebuked them for not ticketing more tractor-trailers on the highway, overstepped his authority and attempted to order them around in retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights to the irate supervisor. The police failed to show actionable retaliatory conduct, as the town board member’s comments amounted to immature criticism and mere rudeness, and he had no authority to compel the officers to act.
Court: USDC Middle District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Mannion, Filed On: March 1, 2024, Case #: 3:19-2115, NOS: Civil Rights - Habeas Corpus, Categories: civil Rights, employment Retaliation, First Amendment
J. Jordan partly grants the defendant company's post-trial motions in a suit brought by former employees alleging race discrimination and retaliation stemming from alleged disparate treatment that Black employees faced. The jury ruled in favor of all the former employees and awarded each of them $7 million in total damages. The company's motion for judgment as a matter of law is granted as to all of the former employees' race discrimination claims since the evidence was insufficient to support the jury's verdict. The verdict as to the company's liability and the employees' damages "is so contrary to the evidence as to evince bias and prejudice on the part of the jury... The damages awarded are patently nonsensical."
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Jordan, Filed On: March 1, 2024, Case #: 4:19cv905, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, civil Rights, employment Discrimination
J. Dorsey grants Las Vegas Fire and Rescue's motion for summary judgment on a fire engineer's retaliation and sexual harassment claims after reporting that, during a visit by guests of a coworker, he heard kissing noises in his coworker’s dorm and was shown a 15-second video of “a man’s genitalia eclipsing the sun." The engineer contends his report led to threats made against him, ostracization and losss of opportunities. The facts fall short of establishing any of the claims. Though visitor policy violations occurred, no evidence shows the engineer's briefly overhearing certain things contributed to the injuries alleged.
Court: USDC Nevada, Judge: Dorsey , Filed On: February 29, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv1405, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: civil Rights, Evidence, employment Retaliation
J. Wood finds that the lower court improperly found for the employer in a suit accusing the hospital of violating an employee's rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The employer granted the employee an approved absence for 20% of full-time work, but insisted she still complete 100% of the workload, and fired her when she did not meet those expectations. A reasonable jury could find that the Act requires the employer to adjust its performance expectations to reflect the employee's reduced hours while she was on FMLA leave. Vacated.
Court: 7th Circuit, Judge: Wood, Filed On: February 28, 2024, Case #: 23-1541, Categories: civil Rights, Health Care, employment Retaliation
J. Currault denies a request by a Chevron plant to dismiss a 52-year-old white supervisor’s employment discrimination claims based on his race, sex and age. He alleges he was subjected to increased scrutiny, disparate treatment and required to work excessive shifts to force him out so his employer could further its diversity efforts by promoting younger minority workers. At the current stage of the litigation, his allegations allow him to proceed on his discrimination claims based on race, gender and age.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Louisiana , Judge: Currault, Filed On: February 28, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv7203, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: civil Rights, employment, Evidence
J. Agee upholds the lower court decision to grant summary judgment to South Carolina’s probation agency on a former employee’s gender discrimination and retaliation claims. She was fired once and rehired after the EEOC agreed that she had been passed over for a job because the agency wanted a man. This time around, she resigned after she failed a polygraph test during an investigation of her for having sex with a subordinate before removing the subordinate from her team. She could not show how the investigation she faced was retaliation for protected activity. Affirmed.
Court: 4th Circuit, Judge: Agee, Filed On: February 27, 2024, Case #: 21-2275, Categories: civil Rights, employment Discrimination, employment Retaliation
J. Liburdi grants a County's motion for partial summary judgment concerning freedom of speech and association claims brought by a detention sergeant. The County sufficiently showed in court that it was entitled to ban the detention sergeant from having conversations with co-workers about joining a non- for- profit law enforcement association during work hours.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Liburdi, Filed On: February 23, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv1914, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: civil Rights, employment