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FWST: Former TCU employee claims in lawsuit he was fired after complaining about discrimination
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<blockquote data-quote="TopFrog" data-source="post: 2718781" data-attributes="member: 120"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"> Former TCU employee claims in lawsuit he was fired after complaining about discrimination </span></strong></span></p><p></p><p><a href="mailto:dianesmith@star-telegram.com"> By Diane Smith</a></p><p></p><p>A former <a href="https://www.tcu.edu/" target="_blank">TCU </a>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.</p><p></p><p>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 <a href="https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships/military" target="_blank">financial aid applications filed by military veterans</a>. 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.</p><p></p><p>Read more here: <a href="https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article230349604.html#storylink=cpy" target="_blank">https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article230349604.html#storylink=cpy</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TopFrog, post: 2718781, member: 120"] [SIZE=4][B][SIZE=6] Former TCU employee claims in lawsuit he was fired after complaining about discrimination [/SIZE][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B][/B][/SIZE] [EMAIL='dianesmith@star-telegram.com'] By Diane Smith[/EMAIL] A former [URL='https://www.tcu.edu/']TCU [/URL]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 [URL='https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships/military']financial aid applications filed by military veterans[/URL]. 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: [URL]https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article230349604.html#storylink=cpy[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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