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Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Kentucky County Jail Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $75,000 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On June 16, 2017, Dianna Reynolds, a former employee at the Boyd County Detention Center in Kentucky, settled her lawsuit against jailer Joe Burchett over sexual harassment by a supervisor. The county agreed to pay …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Sexual Harassment Lawsuits, Settlements Rock Missouri Department of Corrections by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC), roiled by a series of lawsuits and settlements related to workplace sexual harassment of female employees, has been called “dysfunctional” by a special state legislative committee investigating DOC operations. …
Prison Broke: The Missouri Department of Corrections Can’t Escape its Own Worst Habits by Karen Dillon by Karen Dillon, The Pitch Each day, as she prepared herself to work another shift at the Missouri Department of Corrections prison, Lashonda Reid knew to expect one thing. It would be bad. Reid …
Article • December 20, 2017
Former Texas Deputy Settles Claim that Boss Defamed, Wrongfully Prosecuted Him by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Mark McAvoy, a former sheriff's deputy in Shelby County, Texas, settled a federal lawsuit against his former employer on May 20, 2013. McAvoy began his employment as a deputy in November 2010. When …
Montana Refuses to Pay Judge’s $744,371 Sexual Harassment Settlement by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Montana Supreme Court held that the state was not required to indemnify a judge on sexual harassment claims that he settled with his court reporter. Charlene Berdahl worked as the primary court reporter for …
LaFleur v. Missouri DOC, MO, Petition for Damages, Prison Workplace Harassment, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI AT INDEPENDENCE JENNIFER LAFLEUR, 104 D. SE 24th Street Oak Grove, MO 64075 Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) vs. …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
$60,000 Settlement in GEO Group Employee’s Sexual Harassment Case by The GEO Group -- one of the nation's largest private prison firms, which is frequently the subject of scandal arising from repeated human rights violations at its for-profit facilities – has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against the company …
Brief • August 24, 2017
EEOC v. Geo Group, AZ, Consent Decree, Sexual Harassment, 2017 Case 2:15-cv-01909-SPL Document 81 Filed 08/24/17 Page 1 of 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10 11 12 Plaintiff, vs. The …
Article • August 22, 2017
Ninth Circuit Reinstates Arizona Prison Guards' Sexual Harassment Lawsuit against Private Prison Operator by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On March 14, 2016, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of appeals vacated a district court ruling which dismissed a class action sexual harassment complaint brought by female Arizona prison guards. The …
Article • August 4, 2017
$175,000 Settlement for NY BOP Employee Allegedly Threatened, Sexually Harassed by Coworker by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Etta Traynham, a recreational specialist at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City’s Federal Bureau of Prisons facility, settled a Title VII lawsuit filed against the Department of Justice for $175,000 in …
Brief • July 16, 2017
Reynolds v. Burchett, KY, Settlement, Sexual Harassment, 2017 SETTLEMENT, RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement, Release of All Claims (hereinafter, Agreement") is entered into by Dianna Reynolds and Gordon Dill, her attorney, (hereinafter collectively referred to as, "Plaintiff) and in favor of Boyd County, Kentucky, Joe Burchett, personally and in …
Article • April 26, 2017
BOP Pays $31,491 for Biased EEOC Investigation by The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was ordered to pay $31,491 in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint. The complaint was filed by Sheila R. Hendley, a former corrections officer at the Federal Prison Camp in El Paso, Texas.  Hendley claimed …
Wrongfully Terminated BOP Employee Entitled to Attorney Fees and Damages by David Patrick McDonald was a Cook Supervisor at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York when he discovered that a supervisor was sexually harassing a female employee. He reported this to two supervisors and began suffering workplace retaliation …
BOP Pays $22,500 Settlement in Retaliation Claim by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $22,500 to settle a lawsuit claiming retaliation.  The suit was brought by James M. Hedge, an Administrative Assistant Warden at the Federal Correction Complex in Beaumont, Texas. Hedge alleged that in 1997 he was subject to …
Oregon Guard's Co-Worker Seek $900,000 for Sexual Harassment; Guard Admitted Forcing Prisoner to Perform Fellatio by A former Oregon jail employee is seeking $900,000 for sexual harassment by a guard who was convicted of forcing a female prisoner to perform fellatio. As we've previously reported, the 21-year career of Inverness …
BOP Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $1,000 by The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $1,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a female guard at the Federal Medical Center in Minnesota. Guard Beth Koenck alleged that in 1992 and 1993 guard Scott Christensen subjected her to “unwanted …
BOP Pays $20,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Complaint by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $20,000 to settle on Equal Employment Opportunity complaint alleging sexual harassment. Brenda Fornengo, a counselor at FCI Sandstone in Massachusetts, alleged her supervisor, Mr. McMahan, harassed her in her work place.  Her allegations included …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Pays $10,000 Sexual Harassment Complaint by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $10,000 to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint alleging sexual harassment by an employee at FCI Petersburg in Virginia. Azala Gray Epps worked as a guard.  Initially, she started at MCC New York in August 1994 …
BOP Pays $5,000 to Settle Lawsuit Claiming it Failed to Comply with EEOC Order by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $5,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging BOP failed to comply with an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission order. Marlene Dawkins worked at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta from December 23, …
Brief • July 28, 2016
Reynolds v. Burchett, KY, Complaint, Sexual Harassment, 2016 AOC-105 Case No. Doc. Code: Cl Rev. 1-07 Page 1 of 1 Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Justice www.courts.ky.gov CR 4.02· CR Official Form 1 Court JlLWffi!JlLO District County 0 ..._Yd= ·=·!3""" ... = .. ·~=~..........~~ CIVIL SUMMONS PLAINTIFF vs. DEFENDANT Joe …
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