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High Court to Decide Constructive Discharge Issue

Published: May 20, 2015

On April 27, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would take up Green v. Donahoe, No. 14-613, to resolve …More

EEOC Finds Denial of Reasonable Accommodation

Published: May 13, 2015

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reversed the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) final agency decision that it did not deny …More

EEOC Reverses Dismissal of Sex Discrimination Claim

Published: May 6, 2015

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reversed the Army’s dismissal of a transgender woman’s discrimination claims in Appeal No. …More

Default Judgment for Failure to Timely Investigate (Published: April 29, 2015)

EEOC Considers Commuting a Major Life Activity (Published: April 22, 2015)

Supreme Court Interprets Pregnancy Discrimination Act (Published: April 15, 2015)

Class Certification Upheld in Foreign Service Case (Published: April 8, 2015)

MSPB Reverses Removal of New Mother (Published: April 1, 2015)

Emotional Distress Justifies Significant Award (Published: March 25, 2015)

Offensive Comments Constitute Harassment (Published: March 18, 2015)

Lawsuit over 2013 Shutdown Advances (Published: March 11, 2015)

Claim that Resignation Was Involuntary (Published: March 4, 2015)

EEOC Jurisdiction over Contract Employee (Published: February 25, 2015)

Review of Confidentiality Provision Disallowed (Published: February 18, 2015)

Pregnancy Discrimination Claim (Published: February 11, 2015)

Statute of Limitations Doesn’t Preclude Title VII Suits (Published: February 4, 2015)

Supreme Court Adopts Broad View of Whistleblower Protections (Published: January 28, 2015)

Hostile Environment Created by Coworker (Published: January 21, 2015)

Harmful Procedural Error by Agency (Published: January 14, 2015)

MSPB Limits Misrepresentation Charges (Published: January 7, 2015)

EEOC Upholds Sexual Orientation Claim (Published: December 31, 2014)

Appeal Rights in Suitability Cases Affirmed (Published: December 24, 2014)

MSPB Affirms Sequestration Furlough (Published: December 17, 2014)

Comments Found to Be Discriminatory (Published: December 11, 2014)

SSA Class Action Case Nears Resolution (Published: December 3, 2014)

Court Finds No Unauthorized Disclosure, Reverses Firing (Published: November 28, 2014)

Charges Found to be Pretext for Discrimination (Published: November 19, 2014)

Delayed Award is EEO Reprisal (Published: November 12, 2014)

Disparate Treatment Argument Rejected (Published: November 5, 2014)

VA SES Appeals Changes Finalized (Published: October 29, 2014)

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High Court to Decide Constructive Discharge Issue

EEOC Finds Denial of Reasonable Accommodation

EEOC Reverses Dismissal of Sex Discrimination Claim

Default Judgment for Failure to Timely Investigate (Published: April 29, 2015)

EEOC Considers Commuting a Major Life Activity (Published: April 22, 2015)

Supreme Court Interprets Pregnancy Discrimination Act (Published: April 15, 2015)

Class Certification Upheld in Foreign Service Case (Published: April 8, 2015)

MSPB Reverses Removal of New Mother (Published: April 1, 2015)

Emotional Distress Justifies Significant Award (Published: March 25, 2015)

Offensive Comments Constitute Harassment (Published: March 18, 2015)

Lawsuit over 2013 Shutdown Advances (Published: March 11, 2015)

Claim that Resignation Was Involuntary (Published: March 4, 2015)

EEOC Jurisdiction over Contract Employee (Published: February 25, 2015)

Review of Confidentiality Provision Disallowed (Published: February 18, 2015)

Pregnancy Discrimination Claim (Published: February 11, 2015)

Statute of Limitations Doesn’t Preclude Title VII Suits (Published: February 4, 2015)

Supreme Court Adopts Broad View of Whistleblower Protections (Published: January 28, 2015)

Hostile Environment Created by Coworker (Published: January 21, 2015)

Harmful Procedural Error by Agency (Published: January 14, 2015)

MSPB Limits Misrepresentation Charges (Published: January 7, 2015)

EEOC Upholds Sexual Orientation Claim (Published: December 31, 2014)

Appeal Rights in Suitability Cases Affirmed (Published: December 24, 2014)

MSPB Affirms Sequestration Furlough (Published: December 17, 2014)

Comments Found to Be Discriminatory (Published: December 11, 2014)

SSA Class Action Case Nears Resolution (Published: December 3, 2014)

Court Finds No Unauthorized Disclosure, Reverses Firing (Published: November 28, 2014)

Charges Found to be Pretext for Discrimination (Published: November 19, 2014)

Delayed Award is EEO Reprisal (Published: November 12, 2014)

Disparate Treatment Argument Rejected (Published: November 5, 2014)

VA SES Appeals Changes Finalized (Published: October 29, 2014)

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High Court to Decide Constructive Discharge Issue

EEOC Finds Denial of Reasonable Accommodation

EEOC Reverses Dismissal of Sex Discrimination Claim

Default Judgment for Failure to Timely Investigate (Published: April 29, 2015)

EEOC Considers Commuting a Major Life Activity (Published: April 22, 2015)

Supreme Court Interprets Pregnancy Discrimination Act (Published: April 15, 2015)

Class Certification Upheld in Foreign Service Case (Published: April 8, 2015)

MSPB Reverses Removal of New Mother (Published: April 1, 2015)

Emotional Distress Justifies Significant Award (Published: March 25, 2015)

Offensive Comments Constitute Harassment (Published: March 18, 2015)

Lawsuit over 2013 Shutdown Advances (Published: March 11, 2015)

Claim that Resignation Was Involuntary (Published: March 4, 2015)

EEOC Jurisdiction over Contract Employee (Published: February 25, 2015)

Review of Confidentiality Provision Disallowed (Published: February 18, 2015)

Pregnancy Discrimination Claim (Published: February 11, 2015)

Statute of Limitations Doesn’t Preclude Title VII Suits (Published: February 4, 2015)

Supreme Court Adopts Broad View of Whistleblower Protections (Published: January 28, 2015)

Hostile Environment Created by Coworker (Published: January 21, 2015)

Harmful Procedural Error by Agency (Published: January 14, 2015)

MSPB Limits Misrepresentation Charges (Published: January 7, 2015)

EEOC Upholds Sexual Orientation Claim (Published: December 31, 2014)

Appeal Rights in Suitability Cases Affirmed (Published: December 24, 2014)

MSPB Affirms Sequestration Furlough (Published: December 17, 2014)

Comments Found to Be Discriminatory (Published: December 11, 2014)

SSA Class Action Case Nears Resolution (Published: December 3, 2014)

Court Finds No Unauthorized Disclosure, Reverses Firing (Published: November 28, 2014)

Charges Found to be Pretext for Discrimination (Published: November 19, 2014)

Delayed Award is EEO Reprisal (Published: November 12, 2014)

Disparate Treatment Argument Rejected (Published: November 5, 2014)

VA SES Appeals Changes Finalized (Published: October 29, 2014)

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Discipline

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Managers & Supervisors

Other Rights

Unions