By Jim Cline and Peter Haller
In Copeland v. Georgia Department of Corrections, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a transgender male corrections officer demonstrated that he suffered intentional and repeated misgendering in the workplace. These facts were sufficient to give rise to a hostile work environment claim.
By Jim Cline and Peter Haller
In, Town v. Dade County Police Benevolent Association, a police officer was reinstated without back pay after he was discharged for allegedly harassing peer officers through a pattern of antisemitic and misogynistic comments. Arbitrator David Mudrick held that the harassment did not rise to the level of discharge and ordered the Employer to convert the discharge to an unpaid suspension and allow the officer to maintain his seniority.
By Jim Cline and Peter Haller
In Hussey v Cambridge, a police officer sued after he was suspended for four days without pay following a Facebook post he made criticizing a police reform bill named after George Floyd. The Court held that the officer’s First Amendment rights were not violated because the officer’s right to free speech was outweighed by the City’s interest in promoting community trust.
