• Burns v. McDonough

    Publication Date: 2024-09-27
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Wolson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2:23-cv-01810-JDW

    Defendant moved to dismiss plaintiffs' title VII claims alleging race and sex discrimination and retaliation and court found no evidence for race or sex discrimination but plaintiffs did sufficiently allege retaliation claims based on revoked work assignments. Motion granted in part and denied in part.

  • Burns v. McDonough

    Publication Date: 2024-09-27
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Wolson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2:23-cv-01810-JDW

    Defendant employer sought summary judgment on plaintiffs' claims of race, color and gender discrimination and retaliation. The court granted the motion in part and denied it in part, holding that plaintiffs failed to present a prima facie claim of discrimination where they suffered under a difficult boss but offered no evidence that they were treated poorly on the basis of their race or sex. The court held further that plaintiffs presented viable claims for retaliation where evidence showed that defendant revoked its offer to transfer