PATRICIA B. ALLEN, SYLVESTER J. VAUGHNS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED, APPELLANTS v. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION; DONALD H. WEINBERG, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PERSONNEL OFFICER; PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD; THOMAS J. WESSEL, CHAIRMAN, EVELYN J. BATA, M. JAMES EVANS, JEROME F. BYRNES, AND ALTON THOMAS, JR., MEMBERS, APPELLEES. […]