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: Summary Judgment
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
Fourth Circuit rules that pension contribution rules may be age biased
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, addressed whether an employer’s pension contribution rules may constitute age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Baltimore County, –F.3d. — … Continue reading
Can you be sexually harassed behind your back?
It might be obvious, but it seems a bit difficult to win on a claim for sexual harassment where all of the harassment occurs behind your back (and by “behind your back”, I mean situations where the harassing behavior occurs … Continue reading
Was the boss “merely crude”, or was he sexually harassing her?
Sexual harassment claims frequently require judges and juries to distinguish between “merely crude” behavior, which doesn’t violate the employee’s rights, and “sexual harassment”, which does. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed that issue in EEOC v. Fairbrook Medical Clinic, … Continue reading
