Sean F. Herrmann
Nothing To Croak About: Westmoreland v. TWC
Judge Niemeyer’s fiery dissent in Westmoreland v. TWC Admin. LLC, No. 18-1600 (4th Cir. May 22, 2019) has people talking more than the typical employment…
Pay ’Em Like Beckham: US Soccer Lawsuit Pushes Gender Discrimination in Athletics to the Forefront
Gender discrimination in international team sports has long been a fraught issue, and US soccer is no exception. The US Senior Men’s National Soccer Team…
District Court Holds that Pregnancy Fits Within the NCEEPA’s Prohibition of “Sex” Discrimination
In 1983, the North Carolina Supreme Court decided N.C Dept. of Corrections v. Gibson, 308 N.C. 131 (1983). Gibson frequently appears in wrongful discharge in…
Fourth Circuit Update
The Fourth Circuit has been relatively quiet on the labor and employment front. But on October 19, 2018, through an unpublished per curium opinion, it…
Supreme Court Decision in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers Removes Protections for Whistleblowers, But Effects Are Limited
and Kevin P. Murphy On February 21, 2018, Justice Ginsburg sent shock waves through the employment bar—specifically those practicing whistleblower…
Recent Fourth Circuit Decisions
The 4th U.S. District Court of Appeals has been relatively quiet as of late, at least with respect to employment law, but there are two fairly recent…
NC Casino Operator Faces Wage Suit
Gamblers aren’t the only ones complaining about pay-outs in North Carolina casinos. According to a class/collective action complaint (Clark v. Harrah’s NC…
Seventh Circuit Finds That Sex Discrimination Includes Sexual Orientation
Labor & Employment Law Section Practitioners in our field have grown accustomed to seeing others’ dismay as they discover that Title VII does not bar…
Remark Puts Maternity Leave Case Through Summary Judgment On Direct Evidence Theory
In EEOC v. Dimensions Healthcare Sys., No. 15-2342 (D. Md. Sept. 2, 2016), the District of Maryland denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on…
Fourth Circuit Takes On ‘Me Too’ Evidence and ‘Mini-Trials’ In Recent Decision
Recently, in Calobrisi v. Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc, No. 15-1331 (4th Cir. Aug. 23, 2016), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals specified certain types of…