Firefighter can add retaliation claim to case
From Times Staff Reports
A Superior Court judge ruled Monday that L.A. firefighter Tennie Pierce can include a retaliation claim as part of his racial harassment lawsuit against the city. Pierce, who is black, alleges that he was fed dog food by colleagues at a Westchester fire station and that, subsequently, he was retaliated against for complaining.
Monday’s ruling, however, mentions nothing about the merits of the claim.
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