Associated Builders and Contractors of Southest Texas v. Rung
1:16-cv-00425 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
This case addressed President Obama's Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces," under which the Department of Labor and the Federal Acquisition Council required government contractors and subcontractors to report regularly on workplace law violations found by administrative agencies, the courts, and arbitrators. The Order explained that the federal government would take an employer's record of violations into account when deciding whether to award future contracts, cancel existing …
Executive Order 13673
Associated Builders and Contractors of Southeast Texas v. Rung
Plaintiffs' Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
Memorandum and Order Granting Preliminary Injunction
Executive Order 13782 - Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders
Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"
Sanders v. District of Columbia
On August 1, 2022, four Black female firefighters filed suit against the District of Columbia, alleging that D.C. Fire and EMS (DC FEMS) discriminated against them on the basis of race and gender. Plaintiffs alleged discriminatory pay, disciplinary, and overtime assignment practices in violation of Title VII, and sought injunctive and declaratory relief, as well as back, lost wages, and compensatory damages. Despite obtaining paramedic certifications that entitle DC FEMS to 15% premium to their…
Complaint; Jury Trial Demanded
St. Joseph Parish St. Johns v. Nessel
1:22-cv-01154 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Filed Date: Dec. 5, 2022
On December 5, 2022, a Catholic church in rural Michigan filed this lawsuit against the state, arguing that new sex and gender protections under civil rights law prevent its elementary school from hiring and teaching according to its faith. The church filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, and named the Michigan Attorney General, Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and Michigan Civil Rights Commission as the defendants. The church …
Manderson v. New York City Department of Education
This lawsuit, commenced on March 10, 2021, followed a Charge of Discrimination filed by the Disability Rights Advocates with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) on May 6, 2020. The subsequent lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of a public school teacher who alleged that the NYCDOE failed to provide her with necessary and reasonable accommodations. Specifically, the plaintiff allege…
Manderson v. New York City Department of Educatio
Rule 68 Offer of Judgment
Judgment Pursuant to Rule 68
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Community Provider of Enrichment Services Incorporated
On September 29, 2010, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (the "Commission" or "EEOC"), in the interests of several aggravated public parties, filed suit against the Community Provider of Enrichment Services, Inc. ("CPES") alleging that CPES violated both Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 ("Civil Rights Act"). The case was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona where it was assigned to Distri…
Cole v. Montana University System
9:21-cv-00088 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
This is an ongoing Title IX case about the unequal treatment of women employed within the Montana University System (MUS) and specifically at the University of Montana-Missoula (UM). Since Title IX passed in 1972, MUS and UM, despite adopting facially non-discriminatory policies, allegedly fostered a "good ol' boys club" culture favoring male athletes and employees while excluding women from the same opportunities. In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice found that UM violated Title IX and fail…
Complaint and Jury Trail Demand
Order on Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
Second Amended Complaint, Request for Class Certification, & Jury Demand Trial
Order on Motion to Certify Class AND Order on Motion for Order/Judgment - MT
Robbins v. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
African American and Asian American employees of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration filed a class action lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2013 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiffs alleged that NASA discriminated against African American and Asian American employees in salary grades 13-15 (generally professionals and mid-level managers). The case was initially assigned to Administrative Judge Laurence Gallagher. Progress in th…
Decision Accepting Certification on Proposed Classes
Hopson v. Baltimore / Carter v. Baltimore City Police Dept.
On December 6, 2004, a group of African-American police officers brought a lawsuit against their employer, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), as well as various other municipal entities, including the City of Baltimore and the Baltimore City Council, in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The plaintiffs alleged that they had been discriminated against in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e and giving rise to a cause of action …
Hopson v. Baltimore
Stipulation of dismissal and retention of jurisdiction to enforce Settlement Agreement
Hopson v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Report and Recommendation