Drew M. Capuder
Drew has been practicing for 26 years, focusing on employment litigation, employment consulting, commercial, litigation, and mediation. Drew has extensive trial and appellate experience in West Virginia and Texas, in state and federal courts.
Category Archives: Sex Discrimination
Single act may create hostile work environment, according to Seventh Circuit in Berry v. Chicago Transit Authority
A few days ago, I posted my article on PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. Bevelle , in which the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a single episode involving multiple uses of the N-word could create a racially hostile work … Continue reading
Sorry boss, I didn’t know you were having sex in the office!!
The West Virginia Supreme Court recently issued an opinion dealing with one of those stereotypically awkward situations, where an employee allegedly stumbles into a room where the boss is having sex with a co-worker. The decision was Roth v. DeFeliceCare, … Continue reading
Posted in Harless wrongful discharge, Hostile work environment, Intentional infliction of emotional distress, Medical Industry Litigation, Pleading requirements, Result for Employee, Retaliation claims, Sex Discrimination, Sexual harassment, WV Human Rights Act, WV Supreme Court
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US Supreme Court rules pay claims must be filed shortly after discriminatory decision; Ledbetter v Goodyear, 5/29/07
May 29, 2007: In Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 550 U.S. 618, 128 S. Ct. 2162 (2007) (FindLaw site opinion), the United States Supreme Court, in a 5–4 decision, issued an important decision in a sex discrimination case … Continue reading
