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2 weeks ago | 
cohenmilstein.com | Joseph M. Sellers |Christine Webber
Chambers USA ranked Cohen Milstein litigators Joe Sellers and Christine Webber among the top in plaintiff-side Labor & Employment and Litigation in Washington, D.C. Here’s what clients, co-counsel, and the industry said to Chambers USA:Christine Webber – Band 1Christine is cochair of the civil rights and employment practice at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC. She frequently assists plaintiffs bringing employment claims including wage and hour and discrimination claims.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
cohenmilstein.com | D. Michael Hancock |Rebecca Ojserkis |Joseph M. Sellers |Christine Webber
A New York federal judge kept alive a lawsuit brought by former participants in the Salvation Army’s work therapy program accusing the Christian nonprofit organization of failing to pay them minimum wage, and asked the Salvation Army to respond to the workers’ renewed complaint. U.S. District Judge Jesse M.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Joseph M. Sellers |Christine Webber
The plaintiff-side law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC snagged over $78 million last year in settlements for workers who’d faced discrimination on the job, including big payouts from both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year. Cohen Milstein notched wins for classes of female employees at the two high-profile government agencies.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Joseph M. Sellers |Christine Webber
LOS ANGELES – Today, class representatives of current and former female employees of certain Disney-related companies in California filed a motion for preliminary approval of a $43.25 million settlement in a gender pay discrimination class action. Filed in 2019, the women claimed that Disney deprived the class of millions in wages.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Joseph M. Sellers
In this episode of the Legal 500 Podcast, Joseph Sellers, founder and co-chair of the Civil Rights & Employment practice at Cohen Milstein, joins Barnaby Merrill for an insightful discussion. In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Joe explores one of its lesser-known provisions – Title VII, which outlawed discrimination on the basis of sex.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Dana Busgang |Rebecca Ojserkis |Joseph M. Sellers |Christine Webber
U.S. Dept. of Justice Office of Inspector General’s 2022 Report Confirmed Claims of Gender Discrimination Women Who Were Dismissed from Agent Training May Be Eligible to Reenter the ProgramWASHINGTON, DC – Representatives of a proposed class of thirty-four women dismissed from the FBI’s agent training program filed a motion for preliminary approval of a $22.6 million settlement with the law enforcement agency in court today.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Joseph M. Sellers
Customs and Border Protection’s settlement addresses pregnancy discrimination, policy changes and training for managers that could improve the agency’s culture.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Joseph M. Sellers
The agency responsible for securing the country’s land and air border crossings is settling a case that alleged the agency discriminated against pregnant employees, lawyers for the employees said Tuesday. In a news release, lawyers for Customs and Border Protection employees said they had reached a $45 million settlement in the class action that includes nearly 1,100 women.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | D. Michael Hancock |Joseph M. Sellers |Christine Webber |Michelle Yau
Lawdragon has named five Cohen Milstein attorneys to its annual Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers list for 2024. D. Michael HancockAniko SchwarczJoseph Sellers*Christine WebberMichelle YauLawdragon selects these lawyers through independent journalistic research and a wealth of submissions. Candidates are also vetted by peers and clients. *Those denoted with an asterisk are members of the esteemed Lawdragon Hall of Fame.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Joseph M. Sellers
OpEd by Joseph Sellers, founder and co-chair of Cohen Milstein’s Civil Rights & Employment practice. The broad and flexible interpretations of the word “sex” have surely surpassed the expectations of the bill’s authors, and even more so its detractors who added the word itself. When opponents to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which turns 60 this month, added the word “sex” to the list of protected characteristics, they hoped it would tank the bill.
