"We have all heard the old adage: steer clear of talking about religion and politics. While these topics fuel passionate debates, such discussion is not often worthy of termination," say Jesse Kelly, Senior Associate at Southworth PC. Attorneys Jesse Kelly and Shaun...
Federal Sector EEO
Settled: Southworth PC Settles Another Disability Case
Southworth PC attorneys Shaun Southworth and Georgia Lawrence recently settled another disability discrimination case for their client. “Our Client had been working with his federal employer for over a decade and requested reasonable accommodation a few years ago....
Settled: Southworth PC Settles 5-year Reasonable Accommodation Case
Federal employee lawyers Shaun Southworth and Jesse Kelly recently settled a reasonable accommodation case. "For five years our client battled with her former federal employer to adequately accommodate her disability. She provided medical records and recommendations...
Southworth PC Trial Time: Judge Authorizes Retaliatory Harassment Trial Against Agency
Federal employment attorneys Shaun Southworth, Jesse Kelly, and Ianna Richardson just learned that one of their cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will be headed to trial. The Judge has selected the case for trial on a theory of retaliatory...
Southworth PC Obtains Default Judgment for Client
Southworth PC federal employment attorneys Shaun Southworth and Ianna Richardson have obtained default judgment for client after the Agency failed to develop a full and impartial record on their client’s case. The Report of Investigation was missing key information...
Southworth PC Client Wins Trial: Agency Discriminated Against and Retaliated Against Client
After trying a case in December, our federal employment attorneys Shaun Southworth and Ianna Richardson recently prevailed on behalf our federal employee client. A judge from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found the Agency failed to select our client for...
Southworth PC Trial Time: EEOC Judge Green Lights Race, Sex, and Retaliatory Harassment Hearing
Federal employment attorneys at Southworth PC have heard another one of their cases is headed to trial. An administrative judge from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined a hearing is warranted in the matter. At issue in the case is did the Agency...
Southworth PC Trial Time: EEOC Judge Green Lights Reasonable Accommodation Trial
An EEOC judge has given the green light to a trial for a Southworth PC client in a disability discrimination case. Usually in EEOC cases, many Agency’s will file a motion for summary judgment at the hearing stage after discovery is completed. This motion argues that...
Southworth PC Obtains OFO Reversal: EEOC Requires Agency to Investigate Claims
Recently, federal employment attorneys Shaun Southworth and Georgia Lawrence secured a victory before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Office of Federal Operations. In the case, the Agency had dismissed the entirely of our client’s disability...
Southworth PC Trial Time: Judge Orders Agency to Trial in Religious Failure to Accommodate Case
A judge before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently green lighted a trial--or as we call it in the federal sector, a hearing--denying a motion by the Agency for a decision without a hearing. The judge found there were genuine issues of material facts...
