Correia & Puth is excited to announce that Andrew Adelman has been elevated to Partner. Mr. Adelman’s practice focuses on representing workers in all aspects of the firm’s employment litigation practice, including sex discrimination, whistleblower … Read more
On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated the lower court’s decision to dismiss an employee’s race discrimination claim. In Wannamaker-Amos v. Purem Novi, Inc., the Fourth Circuit remanded … Read more
Correia & Puth attorneys Linda M. Correia, Lauren A. Khouri, and Andrew M. Adelman have joined together with civil rights organizations Public Justice, and firms Wardenski P.C., and Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, to … Read more
Kelsey Speyer In order to ensure a merit-based, nonpartisan federal workforce, Congress passed the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, which guarantees that all non-probationary civil service employees in the competitive service are entitled to … Read more
On December 17, 2024, the D.C. City Council passed B25-3019, the Fairness in Human Rights Administration Amendment Act. If the Bill passes review by the Mayor and Congress, it will implement crucial reforms to … Read more
On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Three families with transgender youth and one … Read more
On November 18, 2024, Judge Juliet McKenna denied International Golden Foods LLC’s (IGF) motion to reverse a $930,000 jury verdict in favor of Correia & Puth client Diana Portillo. In their verdict, the jury found … Read more
On September 9, 2024, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against seven public companies for requiring their employees to sign agreements that violated SEC Whistleblower Protection Rule 21F-17(a), which provides that no “person … Read more
September 5, 2024, Washington, D.C. – A DC Superior Court jury has awarded $930,000 to Diana Portillo, a transgender employee of a Washington, DC McDonald’s franchise, after finding she had been harassed because of her … Read more
