Legal Opinion
Carmella Martin v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; Transport Workers Union of Philadelphia, Local 234
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 11, 2026No. 2:25-cv-06468Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CARMELLA MARTIN : CIVIL ACTION : v. : NO. 25-6468 : SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLANIA : TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; : TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF : PHILADELPHIA, LOCAL 234 : MEMORANDUM KEARNEY, J. March 11, 2026 An African American SEPTA employee left work after witnessing a murder on the job. She suffered emotional distress including post-traumatic stress. SEPTA later fired her when she did not return to work after exhausting sick leave and after a medical examiner found she had fully recovered from the trauma. She asked her…
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