Jury Awards $4.4 Million In Sexual Orientation Lawsuit
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007In perhaps a strange coincidence of timing, a King County, Washington, jury awarded a lesbian $4.4 million in her lawsuit against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for demoting her after she complained of discrimination because of her sexual orientation the same week that the House of Representatives passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation across the nation.
