Macon v. J.C. Penney Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JEFFREY J. HELMICK, District Judge.

I. Introduction and Background

Defendant J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (“JCPenney”), seeks dismissal of Plaintiff Verlean Macon’s amended complaint under Rule 12(b)(6), for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. (Doc. No. 35). Macon opposes. (Doc. No. 36). For the reasons stated below, I conclude Macon fails to present sufficient factual allegations to state a plausible claim for relief, and grant JCPenney’s motion to dismiss.

Macon began working as a hair stylist for JCPenney in 1986. She held several different…