IRS Attorney May Proceed With Retaliation, Discrimination Claims

An IRS attorney can move forward with a claim that the agency unlawfully discriminated against her when she didn’t receive an assistant manager branch manager position for which she applied.

Kara Fisher adequately raised a discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because her complaint that the selection board for this position included a man she accused of gender-based harassment, Judge Christopher R. Cooper said Tuesday. He partially denied the government’s motion to dismiss, according to an opinion filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

Cooper also said Fisher can proceed ...