Ruling Against Flying J Upheld; Circuit Court Backs Plaintiff, 2-1

From: Transport Topics | Date: November 28, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Truck Stop Chain Considers Whether to Appeal

A federal appeals court in Cincinnati Nov. 17 upheld a lower court decision that found Flying J guilty of an adverse employment action against a former employee, but the general counsel for the truck stop chain said it may appeal the case even as far as the U.S. Supreme Court - saying the decision "stretched the limits of the law."

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the jury in the Covington, Ky., federal district court that the sexual harassment of KyIe Keeton, an associate manager, by a supervisor led to an adverse employment ...

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