Under Armour to Get West Virginia Justices’ Take on Job Bias Law

Whether Under Armour Inc. may be sued for employment retaliation by the former director of its East and Canada regions, who says she was fired for reporting sex bias, raises novel questions about who is an “employer” under West Virginia law that ought to be answered by the top state court, a federal judge ruled.

Cynthia Pajak worked for the sports apparel giant remotely from West Virginia. Under Armour says Pajak and another employee worked remotely from the state during the time in question, but that it didn’t have the 12 workers in West Virginia needed to fall under the ...