Federal Discrimination Attorney Lawyer Washington DC District of Columbia

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Josh F. Bowers, Esq. has represented Federal employees for over 20 years. The following are a few examples of the notable victories for Federal employees:

•	Negotiated a One Million Dollar settlement for Federal employees in a race discrimination case in Memphis, Tennessee. Go to the New York Times news coverage on this case.

•	Negotiated a $314,000 settlement of a Federal employee's sexual harassment and religion discrimination case.

•	Represented clients awarded $300,000 in a sexual harassment case.

•	Negotiated a $300,000 settlement of a race discrimination case by Federal employees in Mississippi denied promotions, training and career advancement opportunities.

•	Negotiated a $300,000 settlement of a race discrimination case by employees who suffered race discrimination, sexual harassment and reprisal. In addition to financial compensation, the employees benefited by the removal of the entire chain of command through related disciplinary actions.

•	Negotiated a $274,781 settlement of a Federal employee's race discrimination case in Washington, DC. Relief included Agency payment of college tuition, books and related education expenses as well as the fee for consultations with a vocational rehabilitation specialist.

•	Negotiated a $233,080 settlement and reasonable accommodations for a Federal employee in a disability discrimination case who was denied accommodations for his disability and subjected to a proposed removal.

•	Represented a Federal employee awarded $199,634 in a reprisal case.

•	Negotiated a $190,000 settlement of a Federal employee's race discrimination non-promotion case in Maryland.

•	Negotiated a $154,000 settlement for a Federal employee who suffered discrimination due to sexual harassment.

•	Represented a Federal employee awarded $149,459.75 in a sexual harassment case. The award by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission included a tax enhancement to compensate the employee for increased taxes incurred as a result of the award. Read the EEOC Decision.

•	Negotiated a $141,000 settlement of a Federal employee sexual harassment and reprisal case.

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Represented a Federal employee in Virginia awarded $112,000 in a sexual harassment case before an Administrative Judge of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The supervisor responsible for the wrongful conduct was criminally prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's office and sentenced to prison.
Go to the "Federal E.E.O. Advisor" news coverage on this case.

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Represented an employee who successfully appealed the revocation of a security clearance. At the time the security clearance was revoked, the employee reported drinking as many as 12 beers without intoxication. He was drinking 3 to 4 beers each weekday and 6 to 12 beers per day on weekends.
Read the DOHA Decision.
Read news coverage on this case.

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Represented a Federal employee in Ohio who was removed for failure to follow a supervisor's instructions. The employee was reinstated following a finding that the supervisor's conduct was so abusive as to render any attempt by the employee to communicate with the supervisor useless.
Go to the "Federal Labor & Employee Relations" news update on this case.

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Represented a U.S. Postal Employee in West Virginia terminated for his first offense in 13 years when his postal vehicle rolled away. The Merit Systems Protection Board reinstated the Postal Employee and reduced the penalty to a five-day suspension.
Go to MSPB Decision
Go to "Federal Labor & Employee Relations Update" news coverage on this story.

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Represented a Federal employee in Tennessee awarded reinstatement of annual leave following a finding by the Federal Labor Relations Authority that Federal employees may use official time to lobby Congress on Federal employee issues.
Go to FLRA Decision.
Go to the "Washington Post" news coverage on this case.

•	Represented Federal employees in successful whistleblower cases in South Carolina, New York and Maryland. Go to the "Federal Employee News Digest" news coverage on this case.

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Represented a Federal employee terminated for a long history of offensive body odor who was reinstated by an order of a MSPB Administrative Judge. The MSPB Administrative Judge concluded the employee's body odor was the result of the employee's untreated psychological depression and the employee obtained effective psychological counseling that resolved the problem.
Go to the Government Employee Relations Report news coverage on this case.

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From our offices in metropolitan Washington, DC, our law firm represents Federal employees nationwide, including Baltimore, Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring, Columbia, Maryland; Arlington, Norfolk, Fairfax, Alexandria, Leesburg, Richmond, Virginia; Charleston, Morgantown, West Virginia; Dover, Delaware; Durham, Raleigh, Greensboro, Jacksonville, Charlotte, North Carolina; Columbia, Charleston, South Carolina; Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Georgia; Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Alabama; Tallahassee, Pensacola, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Florida; Vicksburg, Jackson, Mississippi; Louisiana; Tennessee; Lexington, Louisville, Kentucky; Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island; and Ohio

Josh F. Bowers, P.C.
8401 Colesville Road Suite 300
Silver Spring, MD 20910

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