Daily Archives: June 4, 2009

4th Circuit Decides Public Employee First Amendment Case

In Fields v. Prater, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision by concluding that plaintiff Tammy Fields was wrongfully denied a position as the local director of a county department of social services based on her … Continue reading

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4th Circuit Decides Case on Finality of Federal EEOC Decisions

The Fourth Circuit’s decision in Cochran v. Holder addresses the issue of when a decision by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) becomes “final” for the purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c).  The EEOC regulation allows federal employees to file … Continue reading

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