LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) in Little Rock, Ark., allegedly violated federal law by prematurely canceling an employee’s consulting contract and then refusing to allow her to teach classes because she had filed a discrimination charge, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The employee’s previous charge alleged discriminatory demotion.
According to the EEOC’s suit, Mary Jarrett’s consulting contract was canceled early and she was denied the opportunity to teach two classes, all in retaliation for filing a previous discrimination charge based on age, sex, disability and equal pay in November 2008. After accepting a request in January 2009 to teach two classes for the coming spring semester, Jarrett was then informed that she would not be permitted to teach because she had a pending EEOC charge. Jarrett subsequently received a letter from the president of the college informing her that her consulting contract and her health insurance were being terminated.
Retaliation for complaining about discrimination violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit, Civil Action No. 4-10-CV-1072 BSM in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement. The suit seeks monetary relief in the form of back pay and compensatory and punitive damages and/or liquidated damages, reinstatement, and an injunction against future discrimination.
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