January 05, 2024
The Fifth Circuit refused Friday to reopen a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a Texas pharmacy bullied an asthmatic worker for wanting to wear a mask at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, ruling the head pharmacist's offhand comments weren't enough to sustain bias allegations.
November 08, 2023
The Fifth Circuit struggled Wednesday with whether to revive an EEOC suit accusing a pharmacy of harassing an asthmatic worker for wanting to wear a mask at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with judges searching for the point at which criticizing a worker crosses the line into harassment.
October 31, 2023
FedEx will ask the Fifth Circuit to unravel a $366 million retaliation verdict, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will argue that berating a disabled worker for taking COVID-19 precautions qualifies as illegal harassment. Here, Law360 previews four upcoming argument sessions that discrimination lawyers should have on their radar.