Law Professor Loses Retaliation Lawsuit Over Long Covid Issues

A federal judge in Georgia on Wednesday threw out claims from a former Mercer University law professor who said the school retaliated against her for requesting accommodations and leave due to long-term Covid complications.

Latisha Nixon-Jones didn’t present concrete evidence that the school created a hostile work environment, US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia Judge Tilman E. Self III said while granting summary judgment to the school.

Nixon-Jones “was never demoted, never lost pay or benefits, never received a formal negative evaluation or reprimand, and never terminated,” Self said, noting that she instead got a raise, a ...