FCC Workplace Retaliation Complaint Amended With New Count
The FCC has an Oct. 11 deadline to respond to an amended employment retaliation complaint brought by an employee, District of Columbia U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said in an order Friday approving filing of the amended complaint. Plaintiff Sharon…
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Stewart sued the agency in 2015, alleging she was penalized after complaining of a hostile work environment in the Office of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO) (see 1606010060). The amended complaint (in Pacer) includes a new count alleging Stewart was retaliated against when she was the only OCBO worker not to receive any award or merit increase in 2015, at the same time she was pursuing her lawsuit and equal employment opportunity complaints against her supervisors. The order said the FCC consented to Stewart's motion to file an amended complaint.