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| Oklahoma's Department of Corrections ordered to pay employee $175K for 'emotional distress' |
| By newsok.com - Andrew Knittle |
| Published: 06/14/2013 |
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The state Corrections Department has been ordered to pay $175,000 in damages to a parole and probation officer for “emotional distress” after she sued the agency and claimed she was mistreated by her supervisors. Debbie Courtney filed a lawsuit against the state agency after she was disciplined by her superiors for conducting a home visit on a woman who was no longer on probation at the time. Courtney's attorney claimed in court that his client's bosses retaliated against her when she was terminated in March 2011. The attorney also claimed in court filings that Courtney's supervisors, who were mostly black, were guilty of reverse discrimination. A jury decided in mid-May that Courtney had been retaliated against as she fought to retain her job as a parole and probation officer. Read More. |
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