Appellate Court Rules that Trial Court Failed to Consider City Ordinance Prohibiting Workplace Discrimination

Expert Guest Entry by Alex Kipp, Originally Published on ralawemployment.blogspot.com In October 2011, James Hoover, assistant superintendent in charge of operations at the City of Elyria’s water pumping plant, made several racially discriminatory comments toward Lamont Jackson, an African-American, part-time employee; calling him “Black Buck,” “Big Black Buck,” and “BBB” throughout the work day. These…