Allen v. Totes Isotoner Corp., 123 Ohio St. 3d 216 (2009)

The plaintiff-appellant was an employee of Totes/Isotoner Corporation. For two weeks, she had taken breaks to lactate without her employer’s knowledge. After the defendant-employer fired her “for her failure to follow directions,” the plaintiff filed suit alleging wrongful termination on the basis of her pregnancy. The Butler County Court of Common Pleas granted summary judgment in favor of her employer, and the Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed. The Supreme Court of Ohio also affirmed, holding that there was no evidence that employer's articulated legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for employee's termination, i.e., failure to follow directions, was pretext for pregnancy discrimination.

Topics

• Employment discrimination
• Gender discrimination

Geographical location

• North America
• United States
• Ohio

Keywords

• employment law
• pregnancy discrimination
• lactation rooms
• wrongful termination

Year

• 2009

External URL

• Allen v. Totes Isotoner Corp., 123 Ohio St. 3d 216 (2009)

Court

• Supreme Court of Ohio

Type

• Domestic Case Law

Jurisdiction

• Ohio