DOJ, Mississippi State Senate

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.
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 Department of Justice sued the Mississippi Senate on Friday, alleging that it discriminated against a Black employee for years by paying her “significantly less” than her white colleagues. The DOJ said the state Senate’s Legal Services Office ...
US DOJ suing MS Senate for race discrimination, paying her less than White colleagues
The DOJ is requesting the matter be settled in a trial ... as well as compensate Metcalfe in backpay and award her compensation for the emotional damages. Mississippi voter turnoutPreliminary voter turnout results in Mississippi lower than in 2020.
DOJ pay discrimination suit backs Black Mississippi State Senate staff attorney
The Mississippi State Senate paid a Black staff attorney $40,000 to $60,000 less per year than her White colleagues were paid.
Justice Department sues Mississippi State Senate for race discrimination
The Justice Department (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Mississippi State Senate for alleged discrimination against a Black former staff attorney in its Legislative Services Office (LSO). The lawsuit,
DOJ suing 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 colleagues in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” WLBT-TV in Jackson reported.
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
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US officials in Mississippi charged with bribery, conspiracy
A federal indictment released Thursday revealed the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Jackson, Mississippi, ...
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Mississippi Officials Face Federal Bribery Charges in Major Corruption Probe
Three prominent Mississippi officials, including Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody ...
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DOJ files lawsuit against Mississippi State Senate for discrimination
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi State Senate for discriminating against a Black former ...