Byrd v. Mott MacDonald Group, Inc. — 1st Cir. (argued September 9, 2026)
The First Circuit hears Byrd versus Mott MacDonald Group. Kenneth Byrd says his former employer demoted him in retaliation for protected medical leave and also discriminated against him because of age and disability. A federal district court dismissed those claims at the pleading stage. The appeal asks whether the employer's allegedly false explanation makes retaliation plausible, and whether later work and pay decisions were separately pleaded and presented to the state agency as timely discrimination claims.
Byrd v. Mott MacDonald Group, Inc. (No. 25-1972) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, argued September 9, 2026.
Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/oralargs/25-1972_20260909.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit:https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/doar/results/2026-09
September 2026 argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit:https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/calendar.pdf?simple=True
Order dismissing the amended complaint — U.S. District Court for the District of Maine:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-med-2_23-cv-00431/pdf/USCOURTS-med-2_23-cv-00431-1.pdf
Appellate docket — U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Justia mirror):https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca1/25-1972
Danielle Quinlan — White & Quinlan:https://whiteandquinlan.com/who-we-are/
Employment Law Update faculty — Maine State Bar Association:https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.mainebar.org/resource/resmgr/cle/seminar_brochures/employment24-lv.pdf
Christina Capo — Jackson Lewis:https://www.jacksonlewis.com/people/christina-capo
Christina Capo — Best Lawyers:https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/christina-capo/461868
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:53Danielle Quinlan — Kenneth Byrd
- 13:31Christina Capo — Mott MacDonald