Posts Categorized Labor and Employment Relations

• Court Grants Summary Judgment for Non-Moving Party in Sales Representative Dispute

  February 11, 2013
  By: Bryan R. Walters

  When deciding whether to file a summary judgment motion, attorneys should be careful to consider the possibility that the court may choose to enter summary judgment in favor of the non-moving party. This is what recently occurred in Dietrich v. Bell Inc., Case No. 1:11-cv-1145.

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• Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of “Reverse” Racial Discrimination Claim Against Cracker Barrel

  January 14, 2013
  By: Kyle P. Konwinski

  In Martinez v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., Case No. 11-2189 (6th Cir. Jan. 10, 2013), in a published decision, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a "reverse" racial discrimination claim arising out of Cracker Barrel's termination of the plaintiff's position as a retail manager at a Flint, Michigan Cracker Barrel.

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• Court Grants Summary Judgment Against Coca-Cola in Breach of Collective Bargaining Agreement Claim by United Steel Workers

  November 28, 2012
  By: Bryan R. Walters

  In Local Union 2-2000 United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Service Workers International Union v. Coca-Cola Refreshments U.S.A. Inc., the Honorable Janet T. Neff granted summary judgment in favor of the United Steel Workers against Coca-Cola on a breach of contract claim concerning wage increases under the parties' collective bargaining agreement.

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• District Court Rejects “Novel Theory” that Transfer to a Position to Which the Employee Was Not Qualified Constitutes an Adverse Employment Action

  October 2, 2012
  By: Bryan R. Walters

  In DeLeon v. Kalamazoo County Road Commission, Case No. 1:11-cv-539, Plaintiffs brought a variety of discrimination claims, including race, national origin, and age discrimination claims under federal law, against the Kalamazoo County Road Commission.  By order dated September 18, 2012, Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on all claims.

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