Date: 07-15-2005

Case Style: Debra Jenkins v. Oklahoma Agriculture & Mechanical Colleges Board of Regents

Case Number: 5:04-cv-00681

Judge: Joe Heaton

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Oklahoma County

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Scott F. Brockman and Woodrow K. Glass of Ward & Glass LLP, Norman, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney:

David W. Lee and Ambre C. Gooch of Comingdeer Lee & Gooch, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Description:

Debra Jenkins, an employee in the Payroll Department at Langston University since 1979, sued the Oklahoma Agriculture & Mechanical Colleges Board of Regents for discriminating against her because of her race, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, in promoting an African-American in a supervisor position and then asking her to perform some of the supervisor's duties without compensation. She further claimed that the defendant retaliated against her after she filed a complaint with the Oklahoma Human Rights Department by putting her on a month-to-month contract while continuing to contract with all other employees in the Department on a year-to-year basis.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $300,000.00.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unavailable

Defendant's Experts: Unavailable

Comments: Editor's Note: David Lee is a well known writer and speaking on the subject of employment discrimination.