MANHATTAN BEACH – A senior management analyst and six other current and former Manhattan Beach employees are suing the city, claiming a hostile work environment in which city officials and upper managers allegedly subject people of color to discrimination and retaliation. The lead plaintiff in the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit is Erika King, a Latina. She and her fellow plaintiffs further contend that the public works and human resources directors as well as the city engineer punish those who report alleged government corruption or mismanagement. “The city fostered a culture in which sexual harassment and retaliation for taking parental…
Author: Bill Hetherman
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who said he gave up hopes of a baseball career to join law enforcement has settled his lawsuit against the county, in which he alleged he was harassed by members of two purported deputy gangs and denied backup during a shootout with a suspect. Deputy Robert Francis Coyle’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleged whistleblower retaliation and general retaliation. On Wednesday, attorneys told Judge Wendy Chang on the day of trial that the case was resolved, but no terms were revealed. In their previous court papers, county attorneys stated that Coyle’s…