Case SUMMARY

October 29, 2018
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Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury

EEOC Docket No. 100-2005-00704X

We won a trial held before an EEOC Administrative Judge in a Title VII retaliation case and obtained an order awarding compensatory damages and attorney’s fees.

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