JOB REASSIGNMENTS CAN BE ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION

Back in 2024 the Supreme Court held that some job reassignments have enough of an adverse impact on employees that the employee can file a discrimination claim.  Since then, the courts have been trying to flesh out just which reassignments are and are not protected by anti-discrimination laws. The U.S Fourth Circuit Court  of Appeals is the latest court to chime in on this issue. The folks at the Ogletree Deakins law firm put together an advice memo for their clients that we thought you also might find helpful. Click here to access.   The case concerned a federal employee at the Social Security Administration and the issue of whether employee’s reassignment could be considered adverse even if it did not result in a “significant” change in her employment status. The loss of supervisory authority and duties, as well as the perceived demotion, were sufficient to potentially meet this standard.