A former Safelite employee in Connecticut alleging employment discrimination failed to file a timely complaint with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, according to a recent ruling. The U.S. Third Circuit of Appeals subsequently upheld the lower court’s decision in favor of the employer in late October.

Nicholas Walters, a longtime Safelite employee, transferred from a store in Pennsylvania in 2015 to a store in Connecticut before being promoted to store manager later that year. He was terminated in 2017 after reported declines in the store’s performance and reports of “poor leadership skills” from his direct supervisor.

However, court documents note that employment discrimination claims in Connecticut first require that a claim be submitted to the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Walters did not file that Connecticut claim, according to the court’s opinion. New Jersey, on the other hand, does not have such a requirement. So Walters filed suit in 2018 in New Jersey seeking front pay, back pay and punitive damages.

“After amending his complaint once, Walters claimed that, among other things, Safelite retaliated against him for his objections to the company’s treatment of two employees in New Jersey – Greg Manning and Shelby Klein – both of whom later sued Safelite,” the court wrote.

Safelite was awarded summary judgment in the case after arguing that Walters failed to exhaust his claims as required by Connecticut law....

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