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Pamala L.,1 Complainant, v. Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.

0120181511 (E.E.O.C. Sep. 27, 2019)
Pamala L.,1 Complainant, v. Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.

17 Cited authorities

  1. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 22,035 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute

  2. West v. Gibson

    527 U.S. 212 (1999)   Cited 113 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "appropriate remedies" in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e–16(b) includes remedies not expressly enumerated

  3. National Ass'n of Concerned Veterans v. Secretary of Defense

    675 F.2d 1319 (D.C. Cir. 1982)   Cited 531 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a fee application must "contain sufficiently detailed information about the hours logged and the work done"

  4. Cygnar v. City of Chicago

    865 F.2d 827 (7th Cir. 1989)   Cited 169 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that evidence that patronage targets' names were known by defendant to be on Democratic Party contributors' list sufficient to support finding that defendant knew, despite his denial, of their political affiliations

  5. Section 2000e - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e   Cited 52,355 times   130 Legal Analyses
    Granting EEOC authority to issue procedural regulations to carry out Title VII provisions

  6. Section 2000e-16 - Employment by Federal Government

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16   Cited 5,019 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Adopting provisions of § 2000e-5(f)-(k), including that "[e]ach United States district court . . . shall have jurisdiction of actions brought under this subchapter"

  7. Section 1981a - Damages in cases of intentional discrimination in employment

    42 U.S.C. § 1981a   Cited 4,219 times   55 Legal Analyses
    Finding that "additional remedies under Federal law are needed to deter unlawful harassment and intentional discrimination in the workplace"

  8. Section 791 - Employment of individuals with disabilities

    29 U.S.C. § 791   Cited 2,299 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Adopting standards for ADA claims under § 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, including 42 U.S.C. § 12112, which forbids discrimination "against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability . . ."

  9. Section 1614.407 - Civil action: Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Rehabilitation Act, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.407   Cited 752 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing civil actions if no final action is taken within 180 days after a complaint is filed

  10. Section 1614.604 - Filing and computation of time

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.604   Cited 139 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing the time limits applicable to the subject regulations "are subject to waiver, estoppel and equitable tolling"

  11. Section 1614.408 - Civil action: Equal Pay Act

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.408   Cited 113 times
    Requiring that the complainant wait at least 180 days for a decision from the agency before filing a civil action and requiring that such an action be filed within 90 days of a final decision

  12. Section 1614.405 - Decisions on appeals

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.405   Cited 83 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Providing that " decision [of the EEOC in an administrative appeal] is final . . . unless . . . [e]ither party files a timely request for reconsideration"

  13. Section 1614.503 - Enforcement of final Commission decisions

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.503   Cited 64 times
    Describing civil action for enforcement of administrative award

  14. Section 1614.409 - Effect of filing a civil action

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.409   Cited 51 times
    Stating that: "Filing a civil action under § 1614.408 or § 1614.409 shall terminate Commission processing of the appeal"

  15. Section 1614.501 - Remedies and relief

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.501   Cited 42 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Incorporating § 1920 into the regulations

  16. Section 1614.403 - How to appeal

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.403   Cited 34 times
    Indicating that failure to file timely appeal requires dismissal by EEOC

  17. Section 1614.606 - Joint processing and consolidation of complaints

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.606   Cited 5 times

    Complaints of discrimination filed by two or more complainants consisting of substantially similar allegations of discrimination or relating to the same matter may be consolidated by the agency or the Commission for joint processing after appropriate notification to the parties. Two or more complaints of discrimination filed by the same complainant shall be consolidated by the agency for joint processing after appropriate notification to the complainant. When a complaint has been consolidated with