Molesworth v. Brandon

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

The issues in this case are first, whether a common law cause of action for wrongful discharge of a female employee based on sex discrimination lies against an employer with less than fifteen employees and second, whether, in such a case, the court must instruct the jury that where the same person hires and fires the employee, there is an inference that the discharge was not due to the employee’s sex.

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Dr. Linda Molesworth, D.V.M., graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, received her license to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Maryland,…