Recently a smaller federal agency dismissed our client’s claims without justification. Our federal employment attorneys challenged the wrongful action before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Office of Federal Operations and our client has prevailed in...
Month: June 2020
Supreme Court Holds LGTBQ+ Individuals Protected from Discrimination Under Title VII’s Sex-Related Provisions
Today, the Supreme Court held that an employer violates Title VII when it intentionally fires an individual employee "based in part on sex" because "homosexuality and transgender status are inextricably bound up with sex." No less, intentional discrimination based on...
Southworth PC Settles Case Including Claims for Improper Disclosure of Medical Information
Many federal employees know that their medical records have certain protections and certain information should only be shared in limited circumstances. When that information is improperly disclosed or maintained, the federal employees have a cause of action against...