Teresa D. Teare and Courtney B. Amelung won dismissal of a federal lawsuit against a hospital asserting failure to promote and retaliation claims under Title VII
Teresa D. Teare and Courtney B. Amelung won dismissal of a federal lawsuit against a hospital asserting failure to promote and retaliation claims under Title VII. The court concluded that the employee’s conclusory allegation that she was more qualified than a male co-worker without a disability, who ultimately obtained the promotion, was insufficient to show that her application was rejected for unlawful reasons. Additionally, the court concluded that the 7-month gap between the employee’s filing of a Charge of Discrimination against the hospital and her subsequent denial of the promotion negated any inference that the hospital retaliated against her for the filing of that Charge
