Sixth Circuit· 8/10/2010

Spees v. James Marine, Inc.

Citations

617 F.3d 380
2010 WL 3119969

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holding that an “inconvenience resulting from a less favorable schedule can render an employment action ‘adverse’ even if the employee’s responsibilities and wages are left unchanged”
holding that a reasonable jury could find an adverse employment action where an employee was transferred to a position that, among other things, required less training and was less challenging
concluding that an employer regarded a pregnant employee who had experienced complications during prior pregnancies as disabled because the employer expressed concern about her working and directed her to obtain a doctor’s note limiting her to light duty work
noting that if an employee ‘‘believed the change was necessary in order to keep her job,” then the employee could recover in light of á requested transfer
finding that viewing a transfer as a “demotion” could result in a “reasonable jury” concluding an adverse employment action occurred
plaintiff gave adequate notice of mixed-motive claim by alleging pregnancy was a motivating factor and specifying she was bringing mixed-motive claims in a footnote in her motion for summary judgment

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Judges: Clay, Gilman, Zatkoff

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