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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
• Franceschi v. US Dep't of Veterans Affairs

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
• Maymi v. Puerto Rico Ports Auth.

LATEST SUMMARIES

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Franceschi v. US Dep't of Veterans Affairs, No. 06-2677
In a Title VII gender discrimination suit brought against plaintiff's former employer, the VA and its secretary, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) with respect to the hostile work environment and discrimination claims, plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies; and 2) a retaliation claim could not be considered due to the failure to exhaust administrative remedies on the other claims. Read more...

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Maymi v. Puerto Rico Ports Auth., No. 07-1157
In an action brought against the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and various officials, alleging political discrimination and retaliation, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) as plaintiff was a trust employee, she was freely subject to removal from her position and, thus, had no claim for adverse employment or violation of First Amendment rights to free speech; 2) for purposes of a claim that she suffered retaliation after her reinstatement to a career employment position, she failed to allege sufficient facts to support her claim of political discrimination; and 3) due process and conspiracy claims also failed. Read more...