Justice Department Faces Claim Woman Was Forced Out (Correct)

An older female psychiatrist’s disparate impact lawsuit against the Department of Justice will continue after a district court denied a motion to dismiss.

Jane D. DiCocco, 67-year-old woman who failed the Bureau of Prisons’ required physical abilities test declined to take a second test within a 24 hour time-frame because she believed she couldn’t pass, according to her lawsuit filed at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Forced to resign for failing the test she took, DiCocco sued the Justice Department for age discrimination. The DOJ moved to dismiss arguing she failed to state a claim ...