The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lawsuit Friday against the Mississippi state Senate for discriminating against a former Black staffer. 



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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid for doing the same job, the

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The Department of Justice on Friday announced a lawsuit against the Mississippi state Senate for discriminating against a former Black staffer.  The woman, a former staff attorney in the state’s Legislative Services Office, was paid about half of what her white counterparts were paid.  The Justice Department’s claim argues the state senate violated Title VII…

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi state Senate on Friday for allegedly discriminating against a former Black attorney by paying her about half the salary of her white colleagues.
The DOJ accused the Senate of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits racial discrimination in compensation, due to its alleged discrimination against attorney Kristie Metcalfe.
Metcalfe became the Senat…

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DOJ Sues Mississippi Senate for Alleged Discrimination Against Black Staff Attorney

A Black attorney who formerly worked on the staff of the Republican-controlled Mississippi State Senate was the target of illegal racial discrimination, the Department of Justice alleged Friday. 

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DOJ accuses Mississippi Senate of pay discrimination against Black staff attorney

The discrimination lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe was paid "significantly less" than her white co-workers for 8 years.

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Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years

The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid for doing the same job, the U.S. Justice Department says in a lawsuit it filed Friday.“Discriminatory employment practices, like paying a Black employee less than their white colleagues for the same work, are not only unfair, they are unlawful,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, head of the Justice Departmen…

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid for doing the same job, the U.S. Justice Department says in a lawsuit it filed Friday. “Discriminatory employment practices, like paying a Black employee less than their white colleagues for the same work, are not only unfair, they are unlawful,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, head o…

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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi State Senate for discriminating against a Black former staff attorney in its Legislative Services Office.

DOJ sues Mississippi state Senate for paying Black staffer half the salary of white staffers

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