Case: Discrimination/Disparate Treatment (D. Md.)

A federal district court granted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office’s partial motion to dismiss, dismissing a Black Trinbagonian correctional deputy’s hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, equal protection and due process claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and wrongful termination claim under Maryland common law, while allowing his race, color, and national origin discrimination claim against the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to proceed, finding that he failed to allege facts showing harassment could be imputed to his employer, establish employees’ personal involvement in discrimination, demonstrate a protected property interest in continued employment, or state ...