Justice Department Sues Mississippi State Senate for Race …
6 days ago · The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the Mississippi State Senate for discriminating against a Black former staff attorney in its Legislative Services Office (LSO). The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, alleges that the Senate paid her about half the salary of her white colleagues in violation of Title VII of the
DOJ lawsuit: Mississippi Senate paid Black attorney half what …
2 days ago · 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 ...
DOJ says Mississippi Senate paid Black attorney less than ... - NBC News
5 days ago · Nov. 9, 2024, 2:33 AM UTC. By Raquel Coronell Uribe. The Department of Justice sued the Mississippi Senate on Friday, alleging that it discriminated against a Black employee for years by paying ...
DOJ sues Mississippi State Senate for pay discrimination - USA …
5 days ago · USA TODAY. 0:04. 0:58. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Mississippi State Senate, alleging a former Black staff attorney was paid about half the salary of her white ...
Southern District of Mississippi | News | United States …
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DOJ suing Mississippi State Senate for discrimination
5 days ago · 2. State Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi. Source: WLBT. JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the Mississippi State Senate for discrimination. The DOJ lawsuit claims the Senate paid Kristie Metcalfe, a Black former staff attorney in the Legislative Services Office (LSO), “about half the salary of her white ...
Justice Department sues Mississippi State Senate for race
5 days ago · Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Justice Department (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Mississippi ...
Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi …
Nov 8, 2023 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation Wednesday into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city, stepping in following accusations that officers used excessive force …
‘Goon Squad’ case: DOJ probes Mississippi sheriff’s office - CNN
Sep 20, 2024 · The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s department in Mississippi’s Rankin County after several of its deputies – including some who were in a...
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon …
Sep 21, 2024 · The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into policing in Rankin County, Miss., where six white former law enforcement officers — some of whom called themselves the "Goon...