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Woman Claims Discrimination at Pro Field Services

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Kisha Ridley worked as a dispatcher at Pro Field Services for nine months, and during her duration of employment, she claims that she was subjected to racial discrimination and racial harassment, according to the Southeast Texas Record. She believes that with her white male supervisor's alleged racial slurs, she was working in a racially hostile work environment.

Ms. Ridley claims that the work environment was so severe that she sought medical treatment. While under medical care, she was reportedly terminated from her position.

Now the woman has hired Houston employment lawyers Mickey L. Washington and Cletus P. Ernster to take on her case. The lawyers have filed a lawsuit against Pro Field Services in the Beaumont Division of the Eastern District of Texas.

Employment lawyers allege that the racial harassment at the company was in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. FindLaw states that Title VII is a federal law that protects workers from being discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. This law however only applies to employers who have 15 or more employees.

With Ms. Ridley's case, the plaintiff is seeking damages for back pay, front pay, other job benefits, mental anguish, suffering, anxiety, stress and humiliation, ability to enjoy life, medical expenses, court costs, interest and attorney's fees. This all seems like a lot, but with the proper Texas employment lawyers, but for someone who has suffered from such discrimination, he/she may be entitled to it. More information about racial discrimination in the workplace can be found through our Related Resources.

Related Resources:

  • Racial and Ethnic Discrimination (LawBrain)
  • Filing a Charge of Employment Discrimination (FindLaw)
  • Find Texas Employment Lawyers (FindLaw)

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