Legal Opinion
Porsha Perkins v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 22, 2012No. M2010-02021-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, C.J.
JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.
An employee of an agency of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (“Metro”) was discharged after she filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a lawsuit against Metro alleging employment discrimination. The employee appealed her termination to the Metro Civil Service Commission and eventually settled the appeal, receiving backpay and other consideration in exchange for her agreement not to apply for or accept future employment with the agency that…
3Cases cited23 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Tennie Martin, et.al. v. Southern Railway Company, et.al.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2008
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
4Cited by40 opinions
- Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee v. Oak Ridge FM, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2013
- Jim Ferguson v. Middle Tennessee State UniversityTennessee Supreme Court · 2014
- Kighwaunda M. YARDLEY v. HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING SYSTEMS, LLCTennessee Supreme Court · 2015
- Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2014
- Johnson & Associates, LLC v. The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2018
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.