GOODWIN v. THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHELLE GOODWIN : CIVIL ACTION : v. : NO. 21-755 : THE UNIVERSITY OF : PENNSYLVANIA : MEMORANDUM KEARNEY, J. November 20, 2023 An employee describing a supervisor’s criticisms as discriminatory or retaliatory does not make it so. Nor do these conclusory labels state claims under federal law. Fired employees must adduce evidence beyond their beliefs. We today address an employer who offered several accommodations to a videographer with bipolar disorder and later slowed by a fractured ankle. The employer hired her…