ALEXANDRIA, VA - On January 19, 2018, J. Madison PLC attorneys Jacob M. Small and Benjamin R. Inman asked United States District Judge Liam O’Grady to order permanent change at the Defense Security Service (“DSS”), a Department of Defense agency that J. Madison PLC sued on client Patricia Burke’s behalf in 2016. After a week-and-a-half trial…
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Jury finds defense agency worker was subjected to a hostile work environment
A federal jury in Virginia found that a woman who works at a government defense agency was retaliated against for complaining of gender discrimination but awarded her only $1 in damages. “An agency within the Department of Defense went to war, not with one of our adversaries but with one of their own,” her attorney,…
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Woman says she was harassed at defense agency over child-care issues
A female defense agency employee said in court this month that she was isolated and harassed at the office after asking to work from home one day a week because she could not arrange child care. “The agency should have protected her right to seek the assistance of the EEO office, and the rights of…
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What’s My Virginia Employment Law Case Worth?
A reader asks: I was hired for a seasonal position with a company but dismissed after orientation and before my job began. I was told that I was being dismissed because the company had over-hired for the season. I was also supposed to receive a $550 bonus, but the company refused to pay it. They…
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