LANSING — A former employee of the Lansing Board of Water and Light has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Lansing, alleging he was subjected to racial discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation following a sexual assault he reported, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
The plaintiff, Calvin McClinton, who is Black, filed the 20-page complaint on Dec. 8 claiming violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. The lawsuit seeks economic damages, including back pay and future pay, as well as compensatory, non-economic, exemplary and punitive damages.
McClinton, who began working for the Lansing utility in May 2019 as a water production employee, alleges his treatment began after he was allegedly sexually assaulted in 2020 by a male co-worker during a company outing…