Williams v. Temple Univ. Hosp., Inc.

Gerald Austin McHugh, United States District Judge

This is an employment discrimination case brought by a former employee in the linen department of Temple University Hospital, Inc. [hereinafter "Temple"]. Plaintiff Berkley Williams was terminated after the manager who hired him observed him out of his work area and playing a video game on his cellphone while still on the clock. Plaintiff contends that, within his department, employees were not disciplined for using cell phones for personal reasons, so long as their work was done, and that he was treated differently because he was the oldest…