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Decided: July 7, 2016
The Fourth Circuit vacated and remanded the district court’s ruling.
Appellee Gault terminated the Appellant Lawson from her position as a deputy clerk in the Clerk of Court’s Office in …
Decided: June 8, 2016
The Fourth Circuit determined that the Plaintiffs were employees, and therefore affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Plaintiffs, exotic dancers who worked at Fuego Exotic Dance Club (“Fuego”) and …
Decided: May 25, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court decision granting of summary judgment in favor of CSX, in which the district court concluded that Conrad had failed to show that any CSX …
Decided: July 6, 2016
The Fourth Circuit vacated the order granting summary judgment on all counts and remanded for further proceedings.
On February 28, 2014, Plaintiff, Monica Guessous (Guessous) filed an action against Fairview …
Decided: April 25, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the trial court’s decision declining to authorize the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s application for subpoena enforcement.
On July 27, 2013, Elmer Escalante—who lacked authorization …
Decided: December 23, 2015
The Fourth Circuit denied the Respondent’s motion to review and affirmed the Petitioner’s motion for cross-application of the National Labor Relations Board’s order.
In this appeal, the Fourth Circuit considered the …
Decided: March 4, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling.
In July 2007, Plaintiff, Judith Gentry fell at work, injuring her foot and ankle. Gentry then filed for workers’ compensation benefits. In …
Decided: January 11, 2016
In a Title VII case regarding the physical fitness test (PFT) administered to New Agent Trainees (trainees) at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Fourth Circuit held that the district …
Decided: December 23, 2015
GEICO is in the business of supplying insurance for its customers. The plaintiffs are employees or former employees of GEICO that worked in the capacity of security investigators (Investigators). The Investigators …
Decided: December 18, 2015
In a case about entitlement to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Maryland Wage and Hour Law (MWHL), the Fourth Circuit found that Nancy Williams was employed …
Decided: December 9, 2015
The Fourth Circuit dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remanded the case to the district court.
The Central Virginia Legal Aid Society (“CVLAS”) terminated Plaintiff Freddie Lee Goode’s (“Goode”) …
Decided: November 24, 2015
The Fourth Circuit affirmed.
Rose Lorenzo (“Lorenzo”) was a “solutions specialist” at Prime Communications (“Prime”) and was then promoted to store manager. She brought an action against Prime alleging that …
Decided: November 6, 2015
In a black lung benefits case, the Fourth Circuit found that the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) decision applying the fifteen-year presumption to the claim did not reopen an earlier claim, and …
Decided: September 17, 2015
The Fourth Circuit vacated the district court’s judgment and remanded for further proceedings.
Charles Lee was a carman, who inspected railcars to identify potential service-related defects for Norfolk Southern Railroad (“NS”) …
Decided: September 8, 2015
The Fourth Circuit held that the National Labor Relations Board correctly determined that Intertape unlawfully interrogated an employee and unlawfully confiscated union materials from an employee break room; however, the National …