Court: U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

In Spivey v. Mohawk ESV, Inc., 2023 WL 3918674 (4th Cir. June 9, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). After summarizing the “black letter” law, the court applied it to the…

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In Laurent-Workman v. Wormuth, No. 21-1766, 2022 WL 17256701 (4th Cir. Nov. 29, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, inter alia, vacated a lower court order dismissing plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The district court concluded…

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In Chapman v. Oakland Living Center, Inc., No. 20-2361, 2022 WL 3954456 (4th Cir. Aug. 30, 2022), the  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, inter alia, vacated a lower court’s award of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Racial Slur by Child Who Was Supervisor’s 6-Year-Old Son (and Owner’s Grandson), Survives Summary Judgment
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In Felder v. MGM National Harbor, LLC, No. 20-2373, 2022 WL 2871905 (4th Cir. July 21, 2022), the court, inter alia, vacated the lower court’s order dismissing, for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), plaintiff’s claim of color-based discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

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