Posted on Jun 15, 2022
Kansas City Council could pay $1.4 million to settle racial discrimination case
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Ronald Williams, who worked as a maintenance electrician in the water department, sued the city in 2018, alleging a pattern of racially motivated discrimination.
The Kansas City Council will vote this week on whether to approve a $1.4 million settlement with a former city employee who sued the city for race discrimination and retaliation.
Ronald Williams, who is Black, was a master electrician in the city’s Water Services Department from June 2011 to January 2017.
His lawsuit detailed a pattern of racially motivated discrimination, alleging that white employees with less experience were offered training courses that allowed them to receive job promotions over otherwise more qualified Black employees.
The Kansas City Council will vote this week on whether to approve a $1.4 million settlement with a former city employee who sued the city for race discrimination and retaliation.
Ronald Williams, who is Black, was a master electrician in the city’s Water Services Department from June 2011 to January 2017.
His lawsuit detailed a pattern of racially motivated discrimination, alleging that white employees with less experience were offered training courses that allowed them to receive job promotions over otherwise more qualified Black employees.
Kansas City Council could pay $1.4 million to settle racial discrimination case
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The settlement goes before the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee meeting on Wednesday. Subject to the committee’s approval, the full council will take it up on Thursday.
In April, another Black former employee of the water department, Craig Moye, accepted the city’s offer to settle his race discrimination lawsuit for $500,000. Moye alleged he was harassed, retaliated against and passed over for promotions because of his race.
And in 2017, the city agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by LaDonna Nunley, a chemist in the water department. Nunley alleged the department had created a sexually hostile workplace."
..."The settlement goes before the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee meeting on Wednesday. Subject to the committee’s approval, the full council will take it up on Thursday.
In April, another Black former employee of the water department, Craig Moye, accepted the city’s offer to settle his race discrimination lawsuit for $500,000. Moye alleged he was harassed, retaliated against and passed over for promotions because of his race.
And in 2017, the city agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by LaDonna Nunley, a chemist in the water department. Nunley alleged the department had created a sexually hostile workplace."
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