Discrimination~Retaliation *Cole v. DeJoy (10th Cir., October 8, 2021) (affirming dismissal of Cole’s claims for harassment, hostile work environment, discrimination, and retaliation, unlawful termination, obstruction of justice, and fraud: despite three opportunities to submit a proper complaint, Cole’s complaint lacked factual allegations sufficient to support a plausible claim for relief) *Bateman v. Nexstar Media Group, […]
Discrimination~Retaliation *Hill v. SER Jobs for Progress National, Inc. (10th Cir., September 21, 2021) (reversing summary judgment in favor of SER on Hill’s employment discrimination and retaliation claims: although SER claimed Hill was not an employee, the record was inconclusive for purposes of Title VII; the matter was remanded for determination) ERISA and Employee Pension […]
Discrimination~Retaliation Edmonds-Radford v. Southwest Airlines Co. (10th Cir., September 16, 2021) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Southwest on Edmonds-Radford’s disparate treatment, failure to accommodate, and retaliation claims: Edmonds-Radford failed to establish that her disability was a determining factor in her termination) Brown v. Austin (10th Cir., September 15, 2021) (affirming summary judgment for defendant […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Davis v. State of Utah (10th Cir., September 2, 2021) (affirming dismissal of plaintiffs’ employment-related claims against Utah and the University of Utah: plaintiffs’ First-Amendment allegations failed to overcome their qualified-immunity burden, and plaintiffs’ state-law claims were untimely) *Guy v. McDonough (10th Cir., August 30, 2021) (affirming summary judgment in favor of […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation Duda v. Elder (10th Cir., July 27, 2021) (affirming denial of qualified immunity to Sheriff Elder on Duda’s retaliation claim: the sheriff fired Deputy Duda for violating “a neutral policy prohibiting on-duty political activity,” but he did not apply it neutrally: he allowed political activity in his favor but fired Duda when […]
Discriminationm~ Retaliation *Wu v. Haaland (10th Cir., July 8, 2021) (affirming denial of 60(b) motion to reconsider and to set aside settlement agreement as to her discrimination, retaliation, and negligence claims: aside from the various jurisdictional issues, Wu offered no valid reason to set aside the settlement agreement she had agreed to three-and-a-half years earlier) […]
Discrimination~Retaliation *Alabi v. Vilsack (10th Cir., June 21, 2021) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the USDA on Alabi’s claims of retaliation, hostile work environment, and discrimination: Alabi failed to exhaust his administrative remedies on most of his claims, there was no evidence of material disadvantage from the USDA’s letter of warning, and the minor […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Neri v. Board of Education for Albuquerque Public Schools (10th Cir., June 14, 2021) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Board of Education on Neri’s ADA discrimination, hostile work environment, constructive discharge, and failure to accommodate claims, but reversing as to her claim of discrimination by demotion and her retaliation claim: Mrs. […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Ross v. Staffmark Group (10th Cir., May 13, 2021) (affirming dismissal as untimely of Ross’s Title VII claims against defendant Coleman Company for race and national origin discrimination: Ross failed to file suit within 90 days of receipt of an EEOC right-to-sue letter, and did not allege exceptional circumstances that would justify […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *LaChica v. Russell Stover Chocolates, LLC (10th Cir., April 27, 2021) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Russell Stover on his employment discrimination and retaliation claims: LaChica’s claims fail to show his termination was pretextual; and he failed to show a prima facie case of retaliation) Wages *Harlas v. The Barn (10th […]
