Adeola Akinde v. Bryant University

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:14:44 +0000
Employment & Labor

Adeola Akinde, a former Public Safety Officer at Bryant University from January 2018 to December 2022, brought claims alleging race and disability discrimination and retaliation under state and federal law against the University. The Court granted summary judgment in favor of Bryant University on all claims. The plaintiff was terminated after accumulating multiple write-ups for performance issues including failing to show up for assigned shifts, using his personal cell phone during work hours, failing to respond to dispatch calls, and losing duty keys on two occasions, with the second loss resulting in a one-week suspension and final warning shortly before his termination.