Defendant signed an employment agreement upon his hiring by plaintiff. After defendant left his employment, plaintiff sued, alleging defendant left during a binding guarantee period and failed to repay plaintiff pursuant to the parties’ repayment agreement. Defendant removed the case ...

Tagged with: Employer - Employee Employment Agreements Forum Selection Clause Single Transaction

Plaintiff alleged defendants violated the Missouri Human Rights Act by failing to promote her when she was age 55 over younger, less qualified persons, and retaliated against her by prematurely terminating her temporary positions after she filed her discrimination complaint. ...

Tagged with: age discrimination Employer - Employee Punitive Damages voir dire

Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her Title VII and §1981 employment-discrimination and retaliation claims, following which the district court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over her state law claims. Where plaintiff failed to file her complaint within 90 days of ...

Tagged with: discrimination Employer - Employee Retaliation Timeliness of Claim

Respondent formerly worked for Orkin; he was terminated,but was provided a positive letter of recommendation and was deemed eligible to return. Respondent claimed age and disability discrimination but did not initiate suit after receiving a right-to-sue letter. Respondent then applied ...

Tagged with: Employer - Employee Issues Preserved for Appeal Verdict Directors

Where a school district employer challenged a judgment against it on claims of retaliation brought by security-officer employees under the Missouri Human Rights Act, the judgment is affirmed because the plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence to submit the case to the ...

Tagged with: Attorney's fees Employer - Employee MHRA Retaliation

Where a plaintiff, who was terminated from her job as a living-skills specialist after she refused to comply with a job requirement that she develop an immunity to rubella, brought claims against a hospital system under the Americans with Disabilities ...

Tagged with: discrimination Employer - Employee Failure To Accommodate Unlawful Examination

Plaintiff appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant, plaintiff’s employer, dismissing plaintiff’s employment-discrimination action under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Where plaintiff failed to show she was qualified to perform the essential functions of her job, with ...

Tagged with: ADA Qualified Individual disability discrimination Employer - Employee Qualified to Perform Essential Function of Job

Plaintiff worked for defendant until he underwent gallbladder-removal surgery for cancer and was approved for total disability benefits. After plaintiff underwent an IME, defendant concluded that plaintiff was partially disabled and terminated his benefits when partial disability ran out. The ...

Tagged with: disability benefits Employer - Employee Termination of Benefits Total vs. Partial Disability

Where an employee claimed that her employer interfered with her right to take leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, the judgment against her is affirmed because the district court did not err in finding that the notice given by ...

Tagged with: Employer - Employee FMLA Notice timeliness

Plaintiff was diagnosed with an incurable lung disease that required periodic absences to attend medical appointments and deal with condition flare-ups. After plaintiff accumulated multiple unexcused absences, she was placed on “last notice”. After plaintiff called out during a flare-up, ...

Tagged with: Attendance Policy disability discrimination Employer - Employee Failure to Submit Medical Verification

Plaintiff, a 56-year-old African American male, was injured while performing deliveries for defendant. Plaintiff returned to work on an hours-restriction but was laid off as part of operational cutbacks. Plaintiff alleged he was promised that his job would be available ...

Tagged with: Age and Race Discrimination Employer - Employee Promissory Estoppel Striking of Statement of Material Disputed Facts