On May 30, 2024, the EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations issued a decision in the Lawrence v. OPM matter, ordering, among other things,...
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Case Results
EEOC Orders Air Force To Pay $296,175 For Increased Tax Burden Due To Back Pay Award
by Deryn Sumner | May 31, 2024 | Case Results
In Doyle T. v. Department of Air Force, Petition No. 2023004214 (May 21, 2024), the Commission found the Petitioner provided sufficient...
Black Female Lieutenant Wins Race and Gender Discrimination Case Against Office of Naval Intelligence
by coricohen | May 10, 2024 | Case Results
The judge agreed to an unusually strong set of remedies including recommending the agency take disciplinary action against the Chief of...
EEOC Grants GEL Client $40,000 In Sexual Harassment Case
by coricohen | May 9, 2024 | Case Results
Our client, a former Logistics Management Specialist at the Defense Information Systems Agency at the Department of Defense, was awarded...
Court Awards GEL Client $455,000 In Sexual Assault Case
by coricohen | Apr 25, 2024 | Case Results
Our client Marina Portillo, a former server at Wheaton Lounge and El Tipico Dominicano, was awarded $455,714 in damages from a federal...
GEL Client Featured in ABC DC Exclusive Interview
by coricohen | Mar 11, 2024 | Case Results
GEL Client, Cleo Subido–former interim director of the Washington, D.C. Office of Unified Communications (OUC)–was featured in an...
Jury Awards Over Half A Million Dollars In Firing Dispute Against Annapolis-Based Marketing Agency
by coricohen | Feb 29, 2024 | Case Results
The former sales executive accused Compass Marketing of breaching his contract and violating the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law...
GEL Victory Featured in Baltimore Banner, Law360, Attorney David Karmen Quoted
by coricohen | Oct 13, 2023 | Case Results
In August 2023, GEL client Darrell Fletcher was awarded over $960K in compensatory damages by a jury for his racial bias suit against the...
EEOC Upholds Class Certification for Case Co-Counseled by GEL, Partner Cori Cohen Quoted in Federal News Network
by coricohen | Sep 28, 2023 | Case Results
On August 30, 2023 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) upheld a class certification which allows potentially hundreds of...
GEL Client Wins Over $950,000 in Racial Harassment Case Against Howard County Public Works
by coricohen | Aug 31, 2023 | Case Results
FORMER EMPLOYEE WINS OVER $950,000 IN RACIAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS Darrell Fletcher faced constant racial...