GERNER v. COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD, VA.

No. 11-1218.

674 F.3d 264 (2012)

Karla GERNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD, VIRGINIA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: March 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mark Dennis Dix , Bucci & Dix, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Jeffrey Lee Mincks , County Attorney's Office for the County of Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Clinton W. Verity , Bucci & Dix, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Stylian P. Parthemos , Julie A.C. Seyfarth , County Attorney's Office for the County of Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, for Appellee.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge SCHROEDER and Judge CHILDS joined.


OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge.

Karla Gerner brought this action, alleging that her former employer, Chesterfield County, Virginia ("County"), unlawfully discriminated against her by offering her a less favorable severance package than that offered male employees holding similar positions. The district court dismissed Gerner's complaint, on the ground that she failed to allege a Title VII claim because the County's assertedly discriminatory denial...

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