Wert v. The Pennsylvania State University

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BRENDA WERT, No. 4:19-CV-00155 Plaintiff, (Chief Judge Brann) v. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION APRIL 15, 2022 I. BACKGROUND In June 2016, after over a decade and a half in various other positions at Penn State University, Brenda Wert transitioned into a role as an accountant in the University’s Department of Plant Science.1 But her tenure was short-lived. By October 2016, there were rumbling of Penn State’s discontent, with Wert’s supervisor calling her into a meeting to warn her…