A Brooklyn federal judge dismissed claims that the Legal Aid Society discriminates against Black attorneys and retaliated against those who complained about bias.
Former staff attorney Roxanne Ronan—who sued the organization in 2024 saying she and other Black attorneys experienced micro-aggressions and overt racism—failed to plausibly allege her termination was part of ongoing discrimination that created a hostile work environment, Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York said Tuesday.
- Ronan, a Black Caribbean American, said she experienced a discriminatory, hostile work environment from the time she started working at the organization ...
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