A Black longtime Los Angeles County sheriff’s lieutenant who is suing his employer, alleging he has repeatedly been denied a promotion to captain because of his race, is seeking information on the backgrounds and qualifications of those candidates promoted ahead of him.
Lt. Michael A. White’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges age and race discrimination as well as retaliation.
“The racial and age glass ceiling that blocks the promotability of plaintiff and other African American deputies must be broken now,” the suit filed in November 2024 states. “Plaintiff isn’t getting any whiter and he isn’t getting any younger.”…