CHEATOM v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JACQUELINE CHEATOM : CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 19-4803 CITY OF PHILADELPHIA MEMORANDUM KEARNEY, J. January 17, 2020 Congress requires an employee alleging her employer’s gender discrimination and retaliatory discipline must exhaust an administrative claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and, if she wishes to proceed on her Pennsylvania claims, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. Her retaliation claims must arise from adverse action causally related to her protected activity such as complaining…