Bullock v. City of Philadelphia

QUIÑONES ALEJANDRO, J.,

INTRODUCTION

Janice Bullock (plaintiff), an African American female, was employed as a social worker by the Department of Public Health, Office of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, an agency of the City of Philadelphia (defendant) pursuant to the provisions of the Philadelphia Civil Service Commission and the collective bargaining agreement between the defendant and AFSCME, District Council 47. Sometime in April 1994, she was promoted to the position of Health Services Social Worker II. On May 23, 1996, plaintiff, then over the age of 40, was dismissed from her…