Case: Discrimination/Retaliation (E.D. Va.)

April 10, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC

A Virginia federal district court granted the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office’s motion to dismiss retaliation claims brought by a female first lieutenant with PTSD under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, finding that she failed to plausibly allege causation between her protected activities (filing an EEOC charge and lawsuit) and any materially adverse actions, and that her Section 1983 claim was time-barred by Virginia’s two-year statute of limitations.

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