My law partner Jon Yarbrough alerted me to a recent court decision that is full of little gems for employers. I thought I'd break the decision down into "true fables," each with a moral that employers can use.
Summer D. Lashley, Ph D v. Spartanburg Methodist College, et al.
The case involves Summer D. Lashley, Ph D [sic], who was hired by Spartanburg Methodist College to teach Criminal Justice and head the Criminal Justice Program. She had a one-year contract. During her first semester, she reported some alleged harassment of female students by male students and contended that she had a disability and needed accommodation.
Fellow faculty members said the Professor fraternized excessively, and sometimes inappropriately, with students, missed class a lot, and was often unprepared when she showed up for class, among other things. By February of her one-school-year contract, she was told that her contract would not be renewed for the following academic year. She allegedly took the news very badly, allegedly telling some students she wanted to "blow the place up" and allegedly saying, "Bad stuff happens when people cross me. My dad says it's true. They turn up dead." After receiving these reports, the President of the college decided to cut her loose right then and there. (He did pay her for the remainder of her contract.)
Professor Lashley sued, claiming that she was retaliated against for seeking reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and for...
AN image showing Nigerian entertainer Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, standing inside a UK court during his trial has surfaced on social media, with a claim suggesting that the f...