A Bethesda law firm is facing a $650,000 lawsuit by a former employee hired to develop the firm’s fledgling mortgage foreclosure practice who alleges he was fired after questioning the firm’s illegal over-billing of a hedge fund client. The O’Neil ...

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A former school librarian's lawsuit alleging a Baltimore Catholic high school fired her because she reported allegations of a teacher's sexual abuse of a student can move forward, a federal judge has ruled.

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A Prince George’s County middle school teacher has filed a $300,000 lawsuit against the county board of education, alleging she was retaliated against after complaining that her supervisor routinely harassed her and discriminated against her because she was born in ...

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A former Prince George’s County police officer claims his supervisor retaliated against him for reporting misconduct by instructing members of his squad to ignore the officer’s calls for backup, potentially endangering his life. The alleged retaliation against Officer Kevin Butterworth ...

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A single incident of on-the-job harassment – if “extremely serious” – can leave an employer liable for having a hostile work environment, a federal appeals court has ruled in reviving a lawsuit brought by a black Ocean City waitress who claims she was fired after complaining of being called a “porch monkey” by a white supervisor.

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A former employee of Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded $830,000 in a retaliation lawsuit against the company.

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A Hagerstown trucking company will pay $42,000 to a female truck driver who claimed the company fired her and wrote disparaging letters to prospective employers in retaliation for her complaint that she was being paid less than her male colleagues.

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WASHINGTON — A federal jury has for the second time ruled in favor of five black District of Columbia police officers who said they were retaliated against after raising allegations of racial discrimination. The jury awarded the officers $425,000 in ...

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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $1.1 million jury verdict for a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy against his former boss.

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Workers who allege that their employer retaliated against them must meet a higher burden than merely showing that the desire to retaliate was one motivating factor, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision that vacates a $3.4 million jury verdict.

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