Holding plaintiffs could not rely on the BPA to obtain interest on a back pay award under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 where the suit was brought under the Rehabilitation Act, not the BPA
Holding that the plaintiff overcame the arbitrary and capricious standard in a military discharge case, where the administrative board considered hearsay evidence without allowing the Plaintiff rebuttal
Holding defendants "bear the burden to establish a failure to mitigate as well as interim earnings" and that, defendants "must demonstrate that substantially equivalent positions were available and that the plaintiff failed to use reasonable diligence to obtain such positions."
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16 Cited 4,954 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"
29 U.S.C. § 791 Cited 2,276 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 . . ."
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
29 C.F.R. § 1614.405 Cited 81 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"