Lawsuit Filed Against PG&E Alleges Black Employee Was Fired After Making Discrimination Claim

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A $13 cardinal suit was filed against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. this play alleging a Black erstwhile worker was fired aft making a favoritism assertion against the inferior successful bankruptcy court.

Cynthia Farr was fired connected Oct. 22, 2019, and the assertion alleges Farr was disciplined for talking to an electrical manufacture union, violating a grievance colony and that she was subjected to unsafe moving conditions, according to a quality merchandise from the San Francisco-based Law Offices of Anthony P. X. Bothwell.

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The suit alleges Farr, during reports of a unrecorded shooter astatine the utility’s Florin-Perkins Road determination connected July 26, 2018, was ordered to enactment successful an unfastened lobby portion different unit members were allowed to get down bulletproof glass.

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Farr alleges she started experiencing harassment connected May 1, 2017, erstwhile she was prevented from calling her doc aft being injured astatine the PG&E’s West Sacramento office.

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The lawsuit, which was filed successful U.S. District Court connected Saturday, seeks $3 cardinal compensatory and $10 cardinal punitive damages against PG&E.

CBS13 Staff