Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Lesbian Wins Multimillion-Dollar Discrimination Suit Against Goodyear
11/10/07-11/12/07


A Washington State lesbian has been awarded nearly $4.4 million in a lawsuit she filed against her former employer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., and a supervisor, alleging unlawful retaliation that eventually led to her dismissal.

Melissa Sheffield claimed that her supervisors’ negative reaction to her sexuality was the beginning of a process that culminated in her demotion and termination.

In a November 8 decision, a jury in King County, Wash., awarded Sheffield more than $318,000 in lost past wages, more than $40,000 in lost and future benefits, and $4 million in emotional distress in a suit filed against the company and her former supervisor, Randy Reich.
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