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Former TCU employee claims in lawsuit he was fired after complaining about discrimination
By Diane Smith
A former TCU employee said he was discriminated against by the university after he asked for a new work status that would have allowed him more time to process mounting financial aid applications from veterans — an employment designation that was granted to a white female worker.
Ricardo Avitia, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, wanted to work more than 40 hours a week without activating overtime pay so he could process financial aid applications filed by military veterans. But he was denied this “exempt” status and believes TCU retaliated against him after he questioned why a white co-worker received the status that was denied to him.
Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article230349604.html#storylink=cpy
By Diane Smith
A former TCU employee said he was discriminated against by the university after he asked for a new work status that would have allowed him more time to process mounting financial aid applications from veterans — an employment designation that was granted to a white female worker.
Ricardo Avitia, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, wanted to work more than 40 hours a week without activating overtime pay so he could process financial aid applications filed by military veterans. But he was denied this “exempt” status and believes TCU retaliated against him after he questioned why a white co-worker received the status that was denied to him.
Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article230349604.html#storylink=cpy