Michigan: Waterford School District to Pay $107,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

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    Waterford School District to Pay $107,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

    The Waterford Public School System, a school district in Waterford, Mich., will pay $107,000 and provide other relief to settle a retaliation case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a history and social studies teacher was subjected to a layoff. Because the teacher believed he was laid off because of his age, he filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC. The lawsuit alleged that subsequently the school district recalled other teachers to work full time and hired other full-time social studies teachers but did not recall the history ...


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