Legal Nonprofit Settles EEOC Suit Over Atty Fired On Leave

By Anne Cullen · January 16, 2026, 7:20 PM EST

A Philadelphia legal services organization secured court approval Friday for a $240,000 deal to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it unlawfully fired a staff attorney who was...

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Case Information

Case Title

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA

Case Number

2:19-cv-01803

Court

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Date Filed

April 26, 2019