A husband and wife have received $ 11.3 m in damages from their former employer , the Michigan Department of Correction , after a jury determined they had suffered racial discrimination . Lisa and Cedric Griffey had worked at the department for 19 and 24 years , respectively . sue 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 apologized .
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.