One named former firefighter was granted about $800,000 for harassment and discrimination by tragically, her own colleagues. Given that the job was stereotypically noticed as a male-oriented livelihood, the aforementioned firefighter spoke out her side after many years of being under the negative impression of the said co-workers.
According to Fox News, a noble former firefighter from Providence, Rhode Island claims to have suffered long years of sexual harassment and gender discrimination through the hands of her colleagues. Filing a case over four years ago, the named Lt. Lori Franchina was recently awarded more than $800,000.
Daily Mail noted that the retired Providence firefighter sued in federal court last 2012 under the accusation that her male colleagues were heavily harassing and discriminating against her for more than one occasion, mostly due to her being a woman; and a lesbian as well. Some past scenarios were brought about by Franchina in which the said mistreatment became apparent.
As per BG Daily News, Franchina's 19-page lawsuit stated that she had to file a restraining order against a certain firefighter that assaulted her. Moreover, it was back in 2009 when while she was treating a victim that was shot in the head, a fellow firefighter snapped his rubber glove near her face which splatter blood, brain matter and other fluids onto her face and mucus membranes. To go back further, in 2006, male firefighters refused to aid Franchina in saving a life.
Franchina concluded that the damages caused her to suffer and eventually develop post-traumatic stress disorder, and that coming to work became unbearably difficult. She also elaborated that her superiors failed to stop the said mistreatment.
The grant of $800,000 was rewarded to her two weeks after the trial period but in defense of the city, it was declared equally that Franchina was rather difficult to get along with and even failed to launch a complaint with its Equal Employment Opportunity officer.
