A hotel management company was dropped from a discrimination lawsuit alleging a woman was laid off after requesting leave to undergo gender-affirming surgery.
Emma Fendel pleaded plausible claims against Shreeji Hotel Group LLC, but not Hotel Equities LLC, the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina said in a Wednesday opinion partially granting the defendants’ dismissal motions.
Fendel, who identifies as LGBTQ+, sued Hotel Equities and Shreeji Hotel Group in October 2025 for violating her rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act. ...