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Friday, November 6, 2009

DOJ Settles Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

The Department of Justice reached a consent decree with the Robertson Fire Protection District of Hazelwood, Mo. If approved by the U.S. District Court in St. Louis, the agreement will resolve a lawsuit in which the United States alleged that Robertson had engaged in racial discrimination and retaliation against two black former fire inspectors, Ephraim Woods Jr. and Lamont Downer. The complaint alleged that Woods and Downer, who were employed as fire inspectors between 1999 and 2004, were demoted to firefighter in June 2004 because of their race and because they had filed charges of race discrimination and ...

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