Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter:
•The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision dismissing employment discrimination claims brought by a former victim witness coordinator against her former employer – the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York...
Discrimination Claims Against U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision
dismissing employment discrimination claims brought by a former victim witness coordinator
against her former employer – the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York (the
The plaintiff in this case worked as a victim witness coordinator in the Office from 1996 until
2016. Her responsibilities included managing the victim witness program, handling witness
management for trials, making witness travel arrangements, answering victim questions, notifying
victims of case status and rights, accompanying victims to court proceedings and making referrals
The plaintiff asserted that, since approximately 2005, she had suffered from celiac disease
and irritable bowel syndrome, and that she had undergone frequent treatment for kidney stones,
which required surgical intervention. As the plaintiff’s condition worsened, a series of incidents
occurred during which the Office attorneys were unable to reach her after hours.
On June 24, 2015, the plaintiff filed a...
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