DAVIS et al v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY,et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:10-cv-01564

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Rudolph Contreras

Firms

  1. February 26, 2024

    Business, Not Bias, Led To Mostly Black Layoffs, Judge Finds

    A federal judge has ruled that legitimate business interests drove a Washington, D.C., social services agency's choices regarding layoffs in 2010, despite those decisions disproportionately affecting Black workers — deciding the sole claim remaining in a proposed class action that has seen back-and-forth battles for more than 12 years.

  2. October 20, 2020

    DC Must Face Race Bias Suit From Black Ex-City Workers

    Washington, D.C., can't shake a proposed collective action alleging racial bias in mass layoffs at the city's social work agency, a federal judge ruled, saying the workers submitted enough evidence that the way the city conducted the layoffs disproportionately affected Black employees.