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DOJ sues Mississippi state Senate for paying Black staffer half the salary of white staffers
The Department of Justice on Friday announced a lawsuit against the Mississippi state Senate for discriminating against a former Black staffer.  The woman, a former staff attorney in the state’s Legislative Services Office, was paid about half of what her white counterparts were paid.  The Justice Department's claim argues the state senate violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits racial discrimination in compensation, among other things.  “Discriminatory employment practices, like paying a Black employee less than their white colleagues for the same work, are not only unfair, they are unlawful,” said Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general of the Jus

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