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McFann v. Denver Health: Colorado Court Awards Back Pay and Front Pay After Retaliation

Kimberly McFann brought claims against Denver Health and Hospital Authority under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. Her claims arose after Denver...

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Sellman v. Aviation Training Consulting: ADA Claims Fail, USERRA Doesn’t Cover Disability

Nicholas Sellman appealed a decision from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma after the court granted summary...

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McCreight v. AuburnBank: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Sex-Plus and Mixed-Motive Claims

Background Rebecca McCreight worked for AuburnBank in Alabama for more than fifteen years. In 2017, she began reporting directly to a new supervisor...

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Lefort v. Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr.: NY Court Revives Pregnancy Bias Claims

Background Claudia Lefort began working for Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in 2006 as a community access coordinator (CAC). In December 2012, she...

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Hurst v. McDonough: Tenth Circuit Rules VA Not Employer Under Title VII

Yadira Hurst worked for Crystal Clear Maintenance, Inc., which held a federal service contract to clean the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

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Burch v. Ohio Farmers Ins. Co.: Employment Claims Revived After Dismissal

LaGreta Burch began working for Westfield Insurance Company in 2006 as a bodily injury specialist and was promoted to litigation specialist in 2014....

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Butler v. Collins: Chapter 21 Doesn’t Immunize Individual Employees

Cheryl Butler joined Southern Methodist University (SMU) as an assistant law professor in 2011. Following her third-year review, SMU renewed her...

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Hathaway v. Zoot: Montana Court Upholds Wrongful Discharge Ruling

In Hathaway v. Zoot Enterprises, the Montana Supreme Court addressed claims of wrongful discharge and age discrimination brought by a former...

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Court Reviews Immunity Claim in Martinez v. Texas Tech University

Maria Martinez, a 72-year-old employee of Texas Tech University, brought a lawsuit against the university system alleging age discrimination under...

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The Battle Against Employment Discrimination: An SSDI and ADA Case

ADA Employment Discrimination: Understanding the Legal Basis In a significant legal case, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...

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