Appeals Court Sides with University in Employment Spat

A California appeals court has sided with the University of California at Berkeley and its athletic department, finding that a director did not suffer an “actionable adverse employment decision” when he was transferred and passed over for promotions.   Plaintiff Michael Sawyers is an African-American male, whose employment with the defendant university began in 1981. He began his career as the school’s Director of Intramural Sports before being promoted to Associate Director of Recrea