Employment Law Court Rulings

Appeal dismissed sua sponte for want of final appealable order—No jurisdiction to review issue of punitive damages relative to sexual harassment claim when underlying claim remains pending, despite Civ.R. 54(B) language—Court of appeals' judgment vacated in part.

The plaintiff, a certified nursing assistant, sought to recover damages from the defendant for an alleged violation of the Connecticut Fair Employ- ment Practices Act (CFEPA) (§ 46a-60), for failing to hire the plaintiff, who is hard of hearing, on the basis of her disability. During the hiring…

workers' compensation retaliation, disability discrimination, public policy wrongful termination, employer intentional tort, loss of consortium

Judgment affirmed. The trial court did not err in granting defendants summary judgment on plaintiff's claims for race discrimination and retaliation. Plaintiff failed to present evidence indicating that one of the court director's stated reasons for upholding the suspension, plaintiff's failure to…

Civ.R. 12(B)(6), motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. 623, and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794. The trial court properly granted defendants-appellees' motion to dismiss the federal discrimination claims…

Breach of contract Hospital termination of physician's employment contract Contractual right to exercise professional judgment Wrongful discharge and public policy Defamation and defense of qualified privilege

summary judgment – gender discrimination – legitimate business reason – pretext – retaliation – judgment based on arguments not asserted

Administrative Law, Just Cause, State Employee

The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted Plaintiff's Exhibits 29 and 36 into evidence during trial because the probative value of the exhibits substantially outweighed any danger of any prejudice to the appellants. The jury's verdict in favor of the plaintiff with respect to…