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Oct 31, 2018

Civil Rights Groups File Brief in Support of Equal Pay Act Case Against VA Medical Center

The ACLU and 25 women’s rights organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging a federal appeals court to reconsider a legal ruling that makes it more difficult for women to fight unlawful sex-based pay disparities under the Equal Pay Act.
Issue Areas: Women's Rights/Gender Equity, Equal Protection and Discrimination, Government Employees' Rights
Court Cases: Gordon v. United States - Enforcement of the Equal Pay Act to Eliminate Sex-Based Pay Disparity
Aug 15, 2017

Appeals Court Rules Hispanic Federal Employee Can Sue for Discriminatory Transfer Decision Under Federal Employment Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled that the discriminatory denial of a request for a transfer can be a violation of federal employment discrimination law.
Issue Areas: Government Employees' Rights, Equal Protection and Discrimination