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  • Who We Are
    • Careers at Southworth PC
    • Our Mission, Values & Story
    • Shaun Southworth, Esq.
    • Lydia Taylor, Esq.
    • Ayesha Cotton, Esq.
    • Kaitlin Grant, Esq.
    • LaShanda Thompson, Esq.
    • Mark E. Attucks Sr., Esq.
    • Michael Royster, Esq.
    • Naseam Jabberi, Esq.
    • Octavia Crumpton, Esq.
    • Sadarie Hines-Mahens, Esq.
    • Tatiana Cooley, Esq.
    • Traci McCoy, Esq.
    • Abby Conine
    • Jessica Gregoire
    • K’Sheona Frazier
    • Shay Lagos
    • Joe Miraglia
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Rehabilitation Act (1973) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

When Your Accommodation Disappears: What One Federal Employee’s EEOC Victory Means for You

An EEOC decision found SSA violated the Rehabilitation Act by ending a long-standing flexible schedule/credit time arrangement that supported an employee’s disability-related limitations. Here are practical lessons for federal employees navigating schedule accommodations and documenting their workplace record.

EOC Reverses IRS on Diabetes & Leave: When Medical Devices Get Mistaken for Misconduct

An EEOC decision involving an IRS Revenue Officer with Type 1 diabetes highlights how delayed, generic responses to accommodation requests can lead to findings of discrimination and a hostile work environment.

EEOC Reverses in Part: USPS Hostile Work Environment Based on Disability and Reprisal

In a USPS case, the EEOC reversed in part and found a hostile work environment tied to disability and reprisal under the Rehabilitation Act. Here’s what federal employees can learn about documentation, patterns, and process.

EEOC Petition for Enforcement: Back Pay Offsets and Compliance Lessons

Even after an EEOC win, the next challenge can be enforcement—job offers, back pay calculations, and whether the agency actually complied. This decision explains why offsets and documentation matter, and why enforcement is limited to what the original order required.

EEOC Raises Damages and Orders Back Pay Review in VA Rehabilitation Act Case

When your health and your job collide, federal work becomes intensely stressful—especially if you feel isolated, watched, or worried about retaliation for speaking up. For many federal employees, the stakes go far beyond a difficult week at work. Your career,...

Telework Accommodations Are Changing Fast. Here’s a Practical, Employee‑Friendly Guide (With Legal Citations)

Federal employees are getting mixed messages about telework accommodations—especially when telework (including remote work) is requested as a disability‑related reasonable accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act (which generally applies ADA standards). In the last...

EEOC: Unreasonable Delay in Telework Accommodation and What It Means

In an EEOC decision involving a federal employee’s telework accommodation request, the Commission found a ten month delay was unreasonable and remanded for compensatory damages. The EEOC also ordered reimbursement for hearing transcript costs—an important reminder that process rights matter.

EEOC Found Reprisal After an Accommodation Request at USPS

A USPS part-time clerk said her supervisor removed floor mats linked to foot pain—and that her removal followed quickly after she asked for more mats. The EEOC upheld some findings but reversed on reprisal, ordering corrective action and further proceedings on damages.

EEOC Reverses Federal Police Officer “Direct Threat” Disqualification

A federal officer was kept on light duty and later deemed not medically qualified after an allergic reaction. The EEOC reversed in part, emphasizing individualized “direct threat” analysis and ordering reinstatement-related remedies.

EEOC: Interpreter Access as a Reasonable Accommodation at USPS

The EEOC reversed the Postal Service in part after finding a failure to provide interpreter access as a reasonable accommodation. Here’s what federal employees can learn about communication access, documentation, and next steps.

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