Earlier this month, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) vacated the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the employer in Wannamaker-Amos v. Purem Novi...more
A few months ago, we published an alert noting that the U.S. Supreme Court had agreed to hear Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. The case addresses whether plaintiffs alleging reverse discrimination under Title VII...more
1/17/2025
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On April 18, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia) affirmed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to an employer and confirmed the...more
Across the United States, many employers have moved to a remote or flexible (often called hybrid) working schedule to attract and retain employees. Employers have also found that allowing employees to work remotely has...more
On August 15 in Roberts v. Gestamp W. Va., LLC, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) concluded that a jury must decide whether an employee’s Facebook message to his...more
In October 2021, a California federal jury awarded $137 million to a former contract employee who worked for Tesla. The jury found Tesla liable for creating a racially hostile work environment and awarded the employee $6.9...more
On October 4, a California federal jury awarded $137 million to a former contract employee who worked for Tesla. At trial, the plaintiff testified that he was repeatedly called the N-word while at work, regularly heard racial...more
10/8/2021
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