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ESTENOS v. PAHO/WHO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Nos. 04-CV-1093, 04-CV-1679.

952 A.2d 878 (2008)

Juan R. ESTEÑOS, Appellant, v. PAHO/WHO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Appellee. PAHO/WHO Federal Credit Union, Cross-Appellant, v. Juan R. Esteños, Cross-Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 3, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Rubin, with whom Mindy G. Farber was on the brief, Rockville, MD, for appellant.

F. Joseph Nealon, Washington, with whom Jeffrey W. Larroca and Kirsten E. Keating were on the brief, for appellee.

Emmett B. Lewis and Victor Tabak, Washington, appear on the brief for Washington Lawyers' Committee, as amicus curiae on behalf of appellant.

Before RUIZ, Associate Judge, and STEADMAN and SCHWELB, Senior Judges.

RUIZ, Associate Judge:

Juan Esteños, in alleging discrimination against his former employer, presents an issue of first impression: does the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, D.C.Code § 2-1401.01 et seq. (2001) ("DCHRA"), allow an employee to initially raise a claim of national origin discrimination on evidence of an English proficiency requirement? We hold that it does. We also hold that timely filing a claim with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

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