David Wachtel's Legal Cases (6)

Sexual harassment

Quindley v. Lynch (DOJ)

Sep 22, 2015

OUTCOME: Final Agency Decision found discrimination and retaliation on all counts and awarded promotion, damages, and fees

ATF denied our client a promotion and harassed her based on her gender and perceived disability (cancer). She is a Special Agent who was passed over for promotion for a job she'd essentially been succe ... ssfully doing for years, and when she pushed back, her male supervisors - very senior managers at the Agency - referred to her as "bitch," physically cornered her in a room to yell at her for 90 minutes and then kicked her out of the building, falsely told her she was under ethics investigation, subjected her to excess scrutiny, and attempted to shut her out of her existing job entirely.

Employment and labor

Budzynski v. Burns (NRC)

Feb 18, 2015

OUTCOME: After trial, awarding promotion, back pay, and attorney’s fees

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission denied promotion to my client and promoted a less-qualified candidate who was 19 years younger

Employment and labor

Hilton v. Transcom, Inc. et al

Apr 30, 2012

OUTCOME: Employer's partial motion to dismiss denied. Case has been resolved.

Rejecting a prior decision from the District of Maryland, the Court ruled that a woman who rejects sexual advances from her boss is legally protected from retaliation under Title VII and local law

Employment and labor

Solomon v. Vilsack (US Dept. of Agriculture)

Dec 21, 2010

OUTCOME: The DC Circuit vacated summary judgment.

Whether a former federal employee who receives disability retirement benefits is barred from bringing discrimination claims. I wrote the amicus brief for the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawye ... rs Association. John Karl represented the plaintiff and argued the appeal to resounding success.

Discrimination

Newkirk v. Berry

Jul 08, 2010

OUTCOME: Ruling for the Employee

Administrative Judge found sex and disability harassment and the EEOC, on appeal, affirmed the decision.

Discrimination

Smith v. England, Department of the Navy

Jun 22, 2006

OUTCOME: EEOC, on appeal, ruled for my client

EEOC rules for job applicant (my client), granting six years of back pay, holding that the Department of Navy discriminated on the basis of disability by assuming, contrary to the evidence, that my cli ... ent could not work safely.

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