Katie Daviscourt from Rebel News was on scene of a major scandal involving the city of Seattle and Mayor Bruce Harrell, where a former white employee is suing the city for years of alleged racial discrimination.
Josh Diemert, who was first hired in 2013 by the city’s Human Resources department, claims in the lawsuit that despite being honored by the city for excellence, he could not overcome the city’s overt discrimination against him through its Race and Social Justice Initiative.
According to the lawsuit, Diemert claims that he was pressured to resign from a position instead of requesting a leave of absence under the Family Medical Leave Act.
The city told him that requesting leave would deny a “person of color” an opportunity for a promotion, and that he would be showing his “white privilege” if he didn’t resign.
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