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Police Gender Bias
Detroit, MI: (Apr-22-08) Former Sgt. Stacy Cain, an Eastern Michigan University police sergeant, brought a lawsuit against the university, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. Court records reveal that Stacy Cain had been fired twice and reinstated. Her suit against the university claimed that she was discriminated against on the basis of her gender. In its defense, the university did not admit to any wrongdoing and denied the discrimination claims.
Cain, who was hired in 1986, said in her lawsuit that she was dismissed for leaving campus to provide mutual aid to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department and then taking her break at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, leaving the campus unprotected. Cain stated that one officer who left campus was only suspended for three days, and another officer who lied about being in court and missed a hearing received only a written reprimand, while another officer who waved a gun in a bar while off-duty was reinstated and promoted.
Cain also claimed she was treated differently from male officers, disciplined more harshly than her actions merited, and fired for committing less serious infractions than men who were not terminated. As part of a settlement reached in the lawsuit, the sergeant will be allowed to resign and will receive a $175,000 award. [THE ANN ARBOR NEWS: FORMER EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SERGEANT SETTLES LAWSUIT ALLEGING GENDER BIAS]
Published on Apr-24-08
Cain, who was hired in 1986, said in her lawsuit that she was dismissed for leaving campus to provide mutual aid to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department and then taking her break at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, leaving the campus unprotected. Cain stated that one officer who left campus was only suspended for three days, and another officer who lied about being in court and missed a hearing received only a written reprimand, while another officer who waved a gun in a bar while off-duty was reinstated and promoted.
Cain also claimed she was treated differently from male officers, disciplined more harshly than her actions merited, and fired for committing less serious infractions than men who were not terminated. As part of a settlement reached in the lawsuit, the sergeant will be allowed to resign and will receive a $175,000 award. [
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