SCOTUS Sides with Employee on Timeliness of Constructive Discharge Filings
Recently the Supreme Court broke new ground in the area of constructive discharge. In Green v. Postmaster General, a 7-1 opinion written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Court ruled that the filing period for a federal employee’s constructive discharge claim …
Jonathan C. Puth Submits Comments on Proposed Principles for the Discovery of ESI in Civil Cases
Jonathan C. Puth submits comments to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, which is currently reviewing new proposals entitled “Principles for the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information in Civil Cases.” The discovery of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) …
Robin Wright’s Equal Pay Victory Highlights the Gender Wage Gap
Those who watch Netflix’s popular TV show House of Cards know that First Lady Claire Underwood will stand up to anyone, from members of Congress to the Russian President. Robin Wright, the actor who plays Mrs. Underwood, recently followed in …
Fourth Circuit Rules That Title IX Protects Trans Student from Discrimination
Earlier this week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a Virginia school board’s policy barring a transgender boy from using the boy’s restrooms at his school violates Title IX’s ban on discrimination on the basis …
Jonathan C. Puth Testifies Before the D.C. Council on Budget Concerns
Washington, D.C. (April 14, 2016) – Today Jonathan C. Puth of Correia & Puth, PLLC testified on the Mayor’s FY 17 proposed budget and financial plan in front of the Council of the District of Columbia. Mr. Puth testified on …
Linda M. Correia Profiled in Public Justice Newsletter
Public Justice, a national public interest law firm, interviewed Linda M. Correia for its April e-newsletter. The profile is below and can be read in full here. * * * * In Linda Correia’s first ever trial, she represented a …