David A. Humphreys v. Bellaire Corporation

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that termination of plaintiff two months prior to vesting gave rise to inference that discharge was motivated by a desire to interfere with pension benefits
• stating that claimant must show a “causal link between pension benefits and the adverse employment action”
• approving holding that required showing by plaintiff of \a causal link between pension benefits and the adverse employment action\ in order to survive motion for summary judgment
• noting the plaintiff must show the interference was “a motivating factor” or the “proffered reason is unworthy of credence”
• finding that “discriminatory demotion is not actionable under section 4101.17,” now section 4112.14, “because its plain language imposes liability only for hiring and termination decisions,” and noting that “[d]emotion is an event which is distinct from a failure to promote”
• noting, in ERISA interference case, that plaintiff showed causation where benefits were to vest two months after firing, though this was the “bare minimum that a plaintiff must show to meet the prima facie case threshold . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).