{"id":50499,"date":"2022-08-01T14:26:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T21:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=50499"},"modified":"2022-08-04T20:54:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T03:54:07","slug":"feds-southeastern-pennsylvania-transportation-authority-police-settles-discrimination-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=50499","title":{"rendered":"Feds: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Police Settle Discrimination Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"node-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>PENNSYLVANIA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-pr-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6759 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Department of Justice announced Monday that it has reached a settlement with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), a regional public transportation authority based in Philadelphia, according to<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The federal lawsuit alleges that Pennsylvania Transit Authority subjected the officers, who belonged to a special investigative unit, to racial and religious harassment and retaliated against them because they opposed the harassment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hyvaAaP2bZI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">According to the complaint, the officers\u2019 supervisor repeatedly harassed them with racial slurs and derogatory comments about Black people and Muslims, threatened the officers, and physically assaulted them, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The complaint further alleges that the Transit Authority Police Chief retaliated against the officers for opposing the harassment. The officers\u2019 supervisor and the Police Chief are no longer employed by Pennsylvania Transit Authority.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The settlement resolves the department\u2019s complaint alleging that three officers of the Pennsylvania Transit Authority Police Department were subjected to a hostile work environment by their supervisor, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">They also experienced retaliation when they opposed the harassment, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Title VII is a federal statute that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex and religion and prohibits retaliation against employees for opposing employment practices that are discriminatory under Title VII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u201cAll transit police officers deserve to go to work each day without fear of harassment and retaliation from their supervisors and colleagues,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Adding, \u201cthis settlement sends a clear message that the department stands ready to protect employees who are subject to racial harassment and a hostile work environment, particularly in law enforcement agencies dedicated to serving the public.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Under the terms of the consent decree, if approved by the court, Pennsylvania Transit Authority will implement anti-discrimination and retaliation policies and provide training for its employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"> Police Transit Authority will also pay the officers a total of $496,000 in compensatory damages, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The full and fair enforcement of Title VII is a top priority of the Justice Department\u2019s Employment Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Additional information about the Civil Rights Division and the jurisdiction of the Employment Litigation Section is available on its websites at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\">www.justice.gov\/crt<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/employment-litigation-section\">www.justice.gov\/crt\/employment-litigation-<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PENNSYLVANIA The Department of Justice announced Monday 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