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A federal jury awarded Patrice White $525,000 in back pay after she was fired weeks before earning retirement benefits.
Jul 16, 2025

Washington, D.C., employee awarded $525,000 for age-based firing

A D.C. jury awarded $525,000 to a longtime Homeland Security employee who was fired weeks before retirement in an age discrimination lawsuit.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is shown in 2017. (U.S. General Services Administration file photo)
Jul 26, 2023

Retirement comments not evidence of age bias, 4th Circuit says

Internal deliberations about a professor’s retirement plans and resistance to technology were not “direct evidence” of age discrimination, the 4th Circuit held.

Court: Sex offenders must register upon Md. residency
Jan 29, 2020

Expert: $6.5M in back pay owed in Baltimore Co. pension lawsuit

Baltimore County may owe more than $6 million plus interest to older employees in an age discrimination case affecting roughly 12,000 people who were improperly overcharged for their contributions to the […]

Judge won’t enjoin Md. from enforcing its drug price gouging law
Sep 12, 2019

Baltimore Co. seeks ruling to narrow class affected in back pay case

Baltimore County is asking a federal judge to narrow the class of county employees entitled to damages in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission age discrimination case. The county owes more than […]

A more skeptical high court to hear redistricting challenge
Jun 17, 2019

Supreme Court won’t review Baltimore County back pay ruling

An appellate opinion finding Baltimore County owes more than a decade of back pay to some of its employees will stand after the Supreme Court declined to review the case […]

Officials in Maryland county keep schools closed on Jewish holidays
Dec 17, 2018

Baltimore County appeals ruling on pension back pay to Supreme Court

Baltimore County is asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by an appellate court finding it owes more than a decade of back pay to older employees who contributed […]

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is shown in 2017. (U.S. General Services Administration file photo)
Sep 19, 2018

4th Circuit: Baltimore Co. owes employees back pay for higher pension rates

Baltimore County owes more than a decade of back pay to older employees who contributed to the county pension plan at a higher rate, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. […]

Woman loses excessive force suit against Baltimore police officers
Aug 1, 2017

Employer wins age discrimination suit in Prince George’s County

A Prince George’s County jury has found an employer did not unfairly terminate a 66-year-old man who had been accused of unprofessional workplace conduct. Richard Eichen filed suit against Jackson […]