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PECO allegedly fired African-American employee for reporting racial discrimination

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Friday, November 22, 2024

PECO allegedly fired African-American employee for reporting racial discrimination

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PHILADELPHIA — An African-American man is suing Exelon Corporation d/b/a PECO for alleged racial discrimination.

Jamaal Holloway filed a complaint on April 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the defendant violated the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that the defendant subjected him to racial discrimination at the workplace and then allegedly fired him in retaliation for reporting it. As a result, the plaintiff claims that he has suffered financial damages and emotional pain. 

The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks compensatory and punitive damages, costs, attorney's fees and any further lawful and equitable relief. He is represented by David M. Koller of Koller Law LLC in Philadelphia.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania case number 2:18-cv-01732-MSG

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