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...
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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...
8-1: Supreme Court Says Personnel Actions for Federal Employees Must Be “Untainted” By Any Consideration of Age
“The statute does not say that ‘it is unlawful to take personnel actions that are based on age;' it says that ‘personnel actions… shall be made free from any discrimination based on age'....As a result, age must be a but-for cause of discrimination — that is, of...
Southworth PC, Federal Employment and MSPB Attorneys, Open During COVID-19
PLEASE NOTE: our offices remain open and available to serve you during the COVID-19 crisis. As usual in representing clients in all fifty states and abroad, we are used to providing legal representation across distances. Like normal, we are offering our clients the...
Southworth PC Settles Coworker Harassment Case For Federal Employee
Our federal employment attorneys recently settled a sexual harassment case. Our attorneys fought to resolve a complex case where, among other things, our client was mistreated and subjected to harassment because assumptions were made about our client's sexual...
Southworth PC Settles Federal Sector Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Our federal employment law firm recently settled a case where our client, a federal employee, faced discrimination based on pregnancy and her gender. Discrimination against pregnant women is all too common today and a serious societal issue. People might think it is...
Southworth PC Settles Reasonable Accommodation Case For Federal Employee
Today, our federal employment attorneys settled a reasonable accommodation case on behalf of our client, a former federal employee, where we alleged an Agency failed to engage in the interactive process in good faith. Additionally, our federal sector attorneys helped...
MSPB Orders Southworth PC Client Reinstated; Finds Constitutional Violations
Our federal employee attorneys achieved another victory in a case against the Department of Justice. Federal employees have constitutional property interests in their continued employment, so removing them from federal service requires due process. At many points...
My boss just proposed disciplinary action against me. Can you believe it? What next?
If you are a federal employee who has just learned that someone is proposing to discipline you (for instance, maybe they are seeking a proposed demotion or even to terminate your federal career altogether), you might have some questions. These could include: what...