Legal Opinion
Fierce v. Burwell
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 31, 2015No. Civil No. RWT 13-3549PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROGER W. TITUS, District Judge.
Federal antidiscrimination laws protect employees from discrimination based on certain protected characteristics, including disabilities. They do not protect employees from a bad relationship with a supervisor. Plaintiff Heather Fierce has presented evidence that she may have suffered from the latter, but because she has failed to produce sufficient evidence that she was discriminated against because of her disability, the Court must grant summary judgment to Defendants.
BACKGROUND
I. Facts
The “Schedule A” program provides for the hiring by the…
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