6th Circuit Reinstates State Farm Worker’s Hostile Environment, Retaliation Claims

( December 12, 2024, 7:37 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A former State Farm Insurance claims manager who alleges she was fired after telling other workers about a racist letter she and others received and not because of emails containing confidential information that she sent to outside addresses may proceed with her hostile work environment and retaliation claims, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, finding a sufficient showing of pretext for the firing....