EMPLOYMENT
Plaintiff wasn’t constructively discharged, jury finds
On Sept. 26, 2012, a jury rejected a woman’s claims that she was constructively discharged for taking medical leave and for raising objections to a racially discriminatory statement made by a superior. Lea Blottin was a forecasting analyst with Mary Kay. She claimed that she was repeatedly verbally reprimanded for taking three months of leave. She also received an inaccurate performance review and was unfairly demoted three levels as a result, she claimed. Defense counsel argued that all employment decisions regarding Blottin were based on legitimate business reasons. She had demonstrated poor performance prior to her FMLA leave, and she resigned voluntarily to pursue a new career path as a nurse, according to the defense.
