ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The appellant has filed a petition for review of the Hearing Officer’s Order on the appellee’s motion for summary judgment. On petition for review, the appellant reiterates her contentions below that her employing office, the Library of Congress (LOC), violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act provisions […]
CATEGORIES:Board Decisions
CASE NUMBERS:23-LC-38 (DA; FL)
October 1st, 2024
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS This case is before the Board on a petition to amend the certification of representative (“petition”) filed by Local 121 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“IBEW”), Local 121 (“Local 121” or “petitioner”). For the reasons that follow, we grant the petition. I. Introduction and Background The petitioner […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsFederal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS)Labor-Management Rights
CASE NUMBERS:24-LM-01
June 3rd, 2024
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The appellant, Nkechi George-Winkler, petitions for review of the January 9, 2023 post-hearing Decision and Order of the Hearing Officer finding that she failed to prove her reprisal claims against the employing office under section 208 of the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), 2 U.S.C. 1317. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsProcedural IssuesProhibition of Intimidation or Reprisal under 2 U.S.C. §1317Protections for Exercising Rights
CASE NUMBERS:19-HS-30 (DA; FM; RP)19-HS-74 (DA; FM; RP)
December 12th, 2023
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The United States Capitol Police (USCP) petitions for review of the post-hearing Decision and Order of the Merits Hearing Officer (MHO) finding that it discriminated and retaliated against the appellee Juan Cobbin, African American, when it transferred him out of the USCP’s K-9 Division and replaced him as K-9 […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsProcedural IssuesProhibition of Intimidation or Reprisal under 2 U.S.C. §1317Protections for Exercising RightsTitle VII of the Civil Rights ActUnlawful Discrimination
CASE NUMBERS:21-CP-10 (CV; RP)
September 27th, 2023
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The appellant, Roslyn Waddy, petitions the Board for review of the Merits Hearing Officer’s (MHO) orders denying her claims against her employing office, the Library of Congress (Library), which alleged that it unlawfully discriminated against her by failing to accommodate her religious beliefs; harassed her because of those beliefs […]
CATEGORIES:Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Board DecisionsProcedural IssuesTitle VII of the Civil Rights ActUnlawful Discrimination
CASE NUMBERS:22-LC-23 (CV; DA)
September 15th, 2023
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS This case is before the Board of Directors (Board) pursuant to a petition for review (PFR) filed by the pro se appellant, which seeks review of the Hearing Officer’s Order granting, pursuant to Procedural Rule § 7.02, the United States Capitol Police’s (USCP) Motion to Dismiss for Failure to […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsProcedural Issues
CASE NUMBERS:21-CP-18 (AG, DA, CV)
November 17th, 2022
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS This case is before the Board of Directors (Board) pursuant to a petition filed by the appellant, Janice Aiken, which seeks review of the Hearing Officer’s Order granting summary judgment in favor of her employing office, the Library of Congress (Library), on her claims of discrimination based on race […]
CASE NUMBERS:19-LC-78 (CV; FM)
May 15th, 2022
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Before the Board of Directors: Barbara Childs Wallace, Chair; Susan S. Robfogel; Alan V. Friedman; Roberta L. Holzwarth; Barbara L. Camens, Members. This case was initiated pursuant to a Complaint issued by the General Counsel (GC) of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR). The Complaint, based upon an […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsFederal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS)Labor-Management Rights
CASE NUMBERS:20-LMR-01 (CA)
April 4th, 2022
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS On September 20, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (“OCWR”) issued a Decision and Order in the above-captioned case affirming the Hearing Officer’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the Library of Congress (“Library” or “LOC”) on the appellant’s claim that that […]
CATEGORIES:Procedural Issues
CASE NUMBERS:20-LC-18 (CV)
February 7th, 2022
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The claimant, Julia C. Leggett, filed a claim with the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (“OCWR”) against her employing office, the Library of Congress (“LOC” or “Library”) alleging that it unlawfully discriminated against her on the bases of her race, color, and national origin when on April 1, 2020, […]
CASE NUMBERS:20-LC-18 (CV)
September 20th, 2021
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS This consolidated case is before the Board of Directors (“Board”) pursuant to a petition filed by the pro se appellant, Venu Pillai, seeking review of the April 14, 2020 Order of the Hearing Officer that entered summary judgment in favor of his employing office, the United States Capitol Police […]
CATEGORIES:Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)Board DecisionsProhibition of Intimidation or Reprisal under 2 U.S.C. §1317Protections for Exercising RightsTitle VII of the Civil Rights ActUnlawful Discrimination
CASE NUMBERS:19-CP-27 (AG; CV; RP)19-CP-59 (CV; RP)
May 6th, 2021
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The appellant’s1 amended claim form in the instant case alleged that her employing office, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), 2 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(3), when it failed to properly […]
CATEGORIES:Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Board DecisionsProcedural IssuesUnlawful Discrimination
CASE NUMBERS:19-AC-81 (FM)
March 18th, 2021