Legal Opinion
Farzam v. Isaacson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 11, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2012-0035Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) PARICHEHR FARZAM, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 12-35 (RMC) ) JEFFREY SHELL, CHAIRMAN, THE ) BROADCASTING BOARD OF ) GOVERNORS ) ) Defendant.1 ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This case revolves around assignments given (and not) to a television reporter at the Voice of America’s Persian News Network, an entity under the Board of Broadcasting Governors. Reporter Parichehr Farzam alleges that she was retaliated against for filing complaints that VOA violated the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court…
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