March v. Technical Employment, et al.

**March v. Technical Employment Services** This case involved a worker who sued both a temporary employment agency and a supervisor for discrimination and assault. The employee filed claims under Title VII (the federal law that prohibits workplace discrimination) as well as assault and battery claims. The court made two key rulings. First, it dismissed the discrimination claims against the individual supervisor, explaining that Title VII only allows lawsuits against employers, not individual supervisors or managers personally. However, the court allowed the discrimination case to proceed against Technical Employment Services, the temp agency, because the company employed enough workers to be covered under federal discrimination laws. This ruling clarifies important points for workers. If you face workplace discrimination, you typically cannot sue your supervisor personally under federal discrimination laws - you must sue the company itself. However, workers employed through temporary agencies are still protected by federal discrimination laws as long as the temp agency meets the minimum size requirements (usually 15 or more employees). The case also shows that workers can pursue both discrimination claims and other legal claims like assault simultaneously, though they may be handled differently by the court.