Hicks v. City of Millersville

**Hicks v. City of Millersville: Employment Claims Dismissed** This case involved a person who sued Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores after applying for a job. The worker claimed the company discriminated against them, created a hostile work environment, and failed to provide reasonable accommodations under disability law. The court dismissed most of the claims against Love's. The discrimination and disability accommodation claims were thrown out because the worker never filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) first, which is required before suing in federal court. The hostile work environment claim was also dismissed because the court found you can't claim a hostile work environment at a company that never actually hired you. However, claims against an individual employee named Crowe are still pending. **What this means for workers:** This case highlights two important rules. First, if you believe an employer discriminated against you or failed to accommodate a disability, you must file an EEOC complaint before you can sue in federal court. Second, hostile work environment claims typically require that you actually worked at the company. Job applicants who were never hired generally cannot bring these types of claims against potential employers.