BURNS v. JOHNSON

No. 15-1982.

829 F.3d 1 (2016)

Kathleen BURNS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Jeh JOHNSON, Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Defendant, Appellee, David Johnson, Supervisory Air Marshal, in his individual and official capacities, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

July 11, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Burke , with whom Jared S. Burke , Sheila E. McCravy , and Law Offices of Timothy M. Burke, Needham, were on brief, for appellant.

Christine J. Wichers , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Monica R. Shah and Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston, on brief for Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association, amicus curiae in support of appellant.

Before Lynch, Thompson, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


This case arises from plaintiff Kathleen Burns's claims of sex discrimination and sex harassment. Burns worked for over ten years as a Transportation Security Administration ("TSA") employee in the Boston Field Office of the Federal Air Marshals Service ("FAMS"), where her primary role was scheduling international flights for...

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