Citing claims of racial discrimination within the workplace, three current employees and one former employee of the Michigan Department of State have sued Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and four other employees of the SOS.
The legal action was filed Jan. 10 in Wayne County Circuit Court, alleging violations of the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
David Murray, Elvine VanBolden, Mychael Foster, who are current employees, and Nirva Civilus, a former employee, are all identified in court filings as African American. Their roles in the Department of State included working at least part of the time in Wayne County…