A husband and wife have won 5.32 in damages from their former employer, the Michigan Department of Correction, after a jury agreed they had suffered racial discrimination. Lisa and Cedric Griffey had worked at the department for 19 and 29 years, respectively. Lisa Griffey was called a "mammy" in the workplace—a term she said was derogatory towards black women and was also referred to as the "black one". Upon filing a civil rights case, a copy of Lisa's lawsuit was sent to the boss of her husband in a bid to get him fired, the couple's lawyer said.
A husband and wife have won $11.3m in damages from their former employer, the Michigan Department of Correction, after a jury agreed they had suffered racial discrimination. Lisa and Cedric Griffey had worked at the department for 19 and 29 years, respectively. Lisa Griffey was called a "mammy" in the workplace—a term she said was derogatory towards black women and was also referred to as the "black one". Upon filing a civil rights case, a copy of Lisa's lawsuit was sent to the boss of her husband in a bid to get him fired, the couple's lawyer said.