21 results for 'judge:"Leeson"'.
J. Leeson grants a manufacturer’s motion to compel arbitration against a former employee alleging race discrimination. The contract the plaintiff entered into upon starting employment, which agreed to arbitrate such matters, is valid and enforceable.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Leeson, Filed On: March 19, 2024, Case #: 5:23cv2622, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Arbitration, Employment, Employment Discrimination
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J. Leeson grants a staffing agency’s motion to compel arbitration with a former employee, a trans man, alleging he was not called back into a warehouse staffing role due to gender-identity discrimination. The employee signed an agreement agreeing to arbitrate all employment disputes arising from their business dealings with the company.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Leeson, Filed On: March 5, 2024, Case #: 5:23cv2741, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Arbitration, Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Leeson grants in part a company’s motion to dismiss an employee’s complaint that he was fired in retaliation for reporting that the company allowed its officers to access customers’ protected health information while outside of the United States, fraudulently classified its employees as Allentown residents to qualify for a tax credit, and laid off employees in violation of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The employee failed to state a claim under the False Claims Act.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Leeson, Filed On: November 27, 2023, Case #: 5:23cv2166, NOS: False Claims Act - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: False Claims, Whistleblowers, Employment Retaliation
J. Leeson grants UGI’s motion to remand this adverse employment case, originally filed in state court, for lack of proper venue. The federal removal statute requires the court to remand any case where doubt exists as to whether the removal was proper, and doubt exists here.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Leeson, Filed On: October 26, 2023, Case #: 5:23cv3169, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Venue, Contract