Blizzard v. Marion Tech. Coll., No. 11-3441 (6th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseBlizzard, born in 1951, was hired as a part-time clerk at MTC in 1992 and was promoted to in 1996. Blizzard’s supervisor, Nutter, began as MTC’s Controller in 2001. In 2005, MTC began installing a new management information system, overseen, in part, by Nutter. Blizzard experienced difficulty. MTC asserts that Blizzard resisted and fell behind in learning to use the new software. Blizzard contends that Nutter gave a co-worker special treatment, more opportunities for training, and sometimes required Blizzard to work extra hours so that the co-worker could attend training. In 2006 and 2007, Blizzard made several oral complaints to MTC. In 2006, Nutter evaluated Blizzard’s work as falling below expectations in several areas. Blizzard submitted a rebuttal. In 2008, Nutter wrote a memo, “Conduct of Peggy Blizzard,” which documented reasons for recommending termination. Blizzard, fired at age 57, filed a charge with the EEOC, claiming retaliation, age discrimination, and sex discrimination. In 2009, she filed a complaint against MTC and Nutter, asserting age discrimination and retaliation under the federal Age Discrimination Enforcement Act and Ohio law, as well as claims for “Breach of Policy” and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The district court granted MTC summary judgment. The Sixth Circuit affirmed.
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