Law Firms Mentioned:Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis | The Employment and Consumer Law Group
Organizations Mentioned:Egerton McAfee Armistead & Davis, PC | Employment & Consumer Law Group | KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc. | Microsoft
The company’s vice president of business development told the employee he did not want to discuss the employee’s gender identity or the “drama” surrounding it.
Denying summary judgment against a former restaurant supply employee’s claim for sex discrimination, a federal district court in Tennessee determined that a reasonable factfinder could find that the employer’s vice president of business development harbored discriminatory animus toward transgender individuals, and there was a genuine dispute regarding whether and to what extent he played a role in the employee’s termination. The court did grant summary judgment against the employee’s claims for retaliation and a hostile work environment, finding he did not engage in protected activity and that the purported harassment was not severe or pervasive enough to alter the terms of his employment (Ward v. KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc., Nos. 3:24-cv-119 (E.D. Tenn. Jan. 23, 2026)).
The employee accepted a designer position at a restaurant supply company on January 6, 2023. At the time of his application and acceptance of the position, the employee identified publicly and professionally as a woman, using his legal name and she/her pronouns. Privately, however, the employee was using...
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