Law360, New York (November 05, 2009) -- A recent decision of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (the highest court for the district) has expanded the jurisdictional coverage of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (“DCHRA”) beyond the district’s borders.
That decision, Monteilh v. AFSCME, AFL-CIO, No. 06-CV-1155 (D.C. Sept. 17, 2009), found that the DCHRA would apply to a discrimination claim made by an employee because some of the...
