Employment and Housing Rights for Violence Victims Cases

Apessos v. Memorial Press Group - Determined the right of abuse victim to leave work to obtain protection orders against an abuser. September 2002

Barometre v. L & L Painting Co. - Concerns sex discrimination and retaliation claims by a woman construction worker who was assaulted by a co-worker and fired by her employer. April 2006

Brooklyn Landlord v. RF - Concerned the right of victim to defend herself against eviction from subsidized housing after a criminal act by her abusive ex-boyfriend. May 2007

Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White - Determined whether an employer violated federal anti-discrimination law when it responded to an employee's sexual harassment complaint by transferring her to a less desirable job and later suspending her without pay for over a month. June 2006

Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville - Determined whether workers who provide information during an employer’s investigation of a sexual harassment or other discrimination complaint are protected from retaliation by federal law. January 2009