A woman who has worked for New Jersey Transit for more than 40 years has filed a $10 million lawsuit claiming the agency has discriminated against her for the past two years in violation of federal civil rights laws.
Barbara Williams, of East Orange, states in court papers she has been denied overtime, saddled with inexperienced workers and presented with limited opportunities in her position as a railway electrician.
Williams is the sole Black woman working as a substation electrician in her department, it was stated in court papers included with a lawsuit she filed herself on June 27 in U.S. District Court…