Taylor v. Millenium Corporation

Filing 34

MEMORANDUM OPINION re: Defendant's Motion 28 to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 3/4/16. (dpak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

MAR - 4 2016
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Lisa Taylor

Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-1046

Millennium Corp.,

Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter comes before the Court on DefendantMillennium Corp.'s Motion to Dismiss

for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and for lack of subject
matter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1). As outlined below, the Court finds good cause to
GRANT the Motion in part and DENY the motion in part.

I. Background1
On June 1,2005, Millennium hired Plaintiff Lisa Taylor, an African-American woman,

who was living in New Orleans, LA, to work as an office manager in Millennium's Arlington,
Virginia, office. At that time, Millennium was a fairly young business that was growing quickly.
Taylor alleges that Millennium made several oral promises to her when she was hired.
Specifically, Taylor alleges that Millennium promised her that she would be mentored and

primed for a higher level position in the company, that "her wages would always be in at least
the 75% of the median range," that she would be compensated for her contributions as one of the

1Because this matter is before the Court on a motion todismiss, the following facts are drawn from the Complaint
and accepted as true. Tobeyv. Jones, 706 F.3d 379,383 (4th Cir. 2013).
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