An offshore worker alleges she was forced to take "analyzing personalities" training shortly after she had filed a gender discrimination complaint, reports the Louisiana Record.
Penny M. Stewart worked as an executive steward for Sodexo Remote Sites Partnership from Nov. 2008 until she was fired in May 2011 after speaking out against retaliation and reprisals, her suit states. She claims the training was unnecessary and was imposed to punish her for filing standing up for herself.
She filed the case against defendant Sodexo in New Orleans federal court on Oct. 14.
Stewart filed an EEOC complaint in May that alleged that a male co-worker in the same job position was paid more. At the end of the month, she was told she would not be assigned any further jobs, her suit states.
Stewart requests that the court issue a permanent injunction barring Sodexo from continued unlawful practices. She seeks compensation for back pay, loss of pension and benefits, emotional distress, humiliation and other damages.
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