Jackson County, Missouri – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that the State of Missouri has won an important legal battle. A jury in Jackson County Circuit Court unanimously found that the Missouri Department of Corrections was not guilty of any of the claims made against it in a major employment discrimination complaint. The result means that Missouri taxpayers won’t have to pay what could have been tens of millions of dollars.
The case was about a former Department of Corrections employee who said they were frequently denied promotions, treated unfairly compared to coworkers, and ultimately fired because they had filed complaints before. These claims were made under several counts of illegal discrimination.
The jury turned down all of the plaintiff’s claims after a trial that lasted several days. The Attorney General’s Employment Law Section carefully tore apart the claims, giving evidence and testimony that went against what the plaintiff said. The jurors decided that the allegations were not valid and agreed with the state on every point…