Legal Opinion
Howard R.L. Cook & Tommy Shaw Foundation for Black Employees of the Library of Congress, Inc. v. Billington
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 9, 2011No. Civil Action No. 2010-1315PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HENRY H. KENNEDY, JR., District Judge.
Plaintiffs, four Black employees of the Library of Congress and the Howard R.L. Cook & Tommy Shaw Foundation (“the Foundation”), which represents current and former Library employees, bring this action against Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, in his official capacity. Plaintiffs allege that the Library violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., by refusing to recognize the Foundation as an employee organization and failing to publish annual equal employment opportunity plans. Before the Court…
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