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Mississippi Senate paid Black attorney less than white ones, US Justice Department says
The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid for the same job.
DOJ files lawsuit against Mississippi State Senate for severely underpaying Black staffer
Friday's lawsuit alleges Kristie Metcalfe, the only Black attorney at the Mississippi State Senate, was paid about half the salary of her colleagues.
U.S. Justice Department sues Mississippi State Senate for race discrimination
According to the lawsuit, the Senate paid the former staff attorney “about half the salary of her white colleagues."
DOJ accuses Mississippi Senate of pay discrimination against Black staff attorney
A Black attorney who formerly worked on the staff of the Republican-controlled Mississippi State Senate was the target of illegal racial discrimination, the Department of Justice alleged Friday.
DOJ sues Mississippi state Senate for paying Black staffer half the salary of white staffers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lawsuit Friday against the Mississippi state Senate for discriminating against a former Black staffer. The woman, a former staff attorney in the state’s Legislative Services Office,
Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years
The discrimination lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe was paid "significantly less" than her white co-workers for 8 years.
US DOJ suing MS Senate for race discrimination, paying her less than White colleagues
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the Mississippi Senate for racial discrimination of a former Black attorney.
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