Court: U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

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In Kean v. Brinker International, Inc., 140 F.4th 759 (6th Cir. June 17, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated the lower court’s award of summary judgment to the defendant on plaintiff’s age discrimination claim asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). This decision is a good example of…

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In Jones v. Fluor Facility & Plant Services, No. 24-5249, 2025 WL 707869 (6th Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a lower court’s award of summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the elements…

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In McNeal v. City of Blue Ash, Ohio et al, 2024 WL 4262532 (6th Cir. Sept. 23, 2024), the court, inter alia, reversed the lower court award of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s age-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: Because the facts here…

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In Schlosser v. VRHabilis, LLC, No. 23-6019, 2024 WL 3934559 (6th Cir. August 26, 2024), the court upheld a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor on their hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Based on the evidence presented at trial, the jury could…

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In Johnson v. Ford Motor Company, 2021 WL 3928920 (6th Cir. Sept. 2, 2021), the court reversed the lower court’s Order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment/harassment under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: [T]he district court erred in granting summary judgment to Ford on the…

Read More “Intertwined” Race/Sex Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against Ford Motor Company
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