Case: Discrimination/Constructive Discharge (E.D. Pa.)

Bryn Mawr Trust Co. is entitled to summary judgment on a Black head teller’s claims of race discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act alleging she was suspended and later forced to quit after reporting numerous instances of inappropriate and racist comments made by co-workers and a customer, a federal district court ruled. The court found that her temporary suspension during an internal investigation wasn’t an adverse employment action, and that the bank’s handling of her complaint against a customer wasn’t discriminatory. Further, her retaliation claim fails because ...