Discrimination Cases

Trial court properly granted summary judgment to plaintiff's former employer where plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of age discrimination, retaliation, and violation of the Family Medical Leave Act.

Motion for judgment on the pleadings Civ.R. 12 Civ.R. 8 Civ.R. 10 pro se litigant false imprisonment confinement force threat of force breach of contract constitutional deprivation state actor discrimination. Appellant failed to plead actionable claims for false imprisonment, breach of contract, deprivation of constitutional rights, or discrimination. Accordingly, the trial court did not err in granting appellees' motion for judgment on the pleadings.

Summary judgment discrimination limitations contractual limitations shortened employment application enforceable reasonable employment-related claims arguments first time appeal. Affirmed the trial court's decision to grant summary judgment on employment-related claims that were untimely filed and barred by a six-month limitations period contained in appellant's employment application. The provision was found reasonable and enforceable under Ohio law. Some of the arguments were not addressed because a party who does not raise an issue in the trial court may not ordinarily raise that issue for the first time on appeal.

Former employee sued her former employer for retaliatory discharge under the Tennessee Public Protection Act, disability discrimination, and religious discrimination. Former employee voluntarily dismissed the religious discrimination claim prior to trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of the former employee on only the retaliatory discharge claim, awarding total damages of $15,500.00, inclusive of punitive damages. Former employee then sought an award of over $100,000.00 in attorney's fees under the applicable statutes, which the trial court reduced to $12,500.00, the same amount of punitive damages awarded by the jury. Former employee appeals only the attorney's fee award. We vacate the judgment of the trial court and remand for further proceedings.

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