In the case of Moody v. Ohio Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Servs., 2021-Ohio-4578, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of an employer in a race discrimination and retaliation action brought by an employee.
Here, the employee filed a complaint asserting claims under federal and state law for race and national origin discrimination and retaliation, arguing that the employee was treated worse than his Caucasian co-workers. The employer filed a motion for summary judgment, which the trial court granted.
The Court of Appeals reasoned that summary judgment was an error since there was evidence to prove that the employee was subjected to an adverse employment action and potential retaliation and when the employee’s complaint following the employee’s suspension from employment constituted a protected activity.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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