Police Dispatcher Has Age Claim, No Gender Claim 
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Published: April 21, 2011
Tags: Employment Discrimination, Judge James P. Jones, U.S. District Court - Western District
A 58-year-old woman fired after 19 years as a police dispatcher can sue the city of Galax for age discrimination, but not for gender discrimination, says an Abingdon U.S. District Court.
Plaintiff alleges the city chief of police did not approve of her divorce from her husband of 32 years, and that she was replaced by ...
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