Former U.S. Rep. Artur Davis discusses his support of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the second session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida August 28, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said a paid suspension pending an investigation cannot form the basis of a workplace discrimination claim under federal law, tossing out a former U.S. congressman's race bias lawsuit against a nonprofit law firm he had headed.
Joining at least eight other federal appeals courts, an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said a paid suspension is not an "adverse employment action" under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because it does not affect a worker's continued employment or pay.
The court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by former U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, who says Legal Services Alabama in 2017 suspended him with pay from his position as executive director and forced him to quit because he is Black.
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