PHILADELPHIA - A federal discrimination case against SEPTA might cost the public transportation company at least $100,000.
The complaint was filed on April 21 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by Karen Nichelson, a New Jersey woman who worked for the defendant for about 20 years.
Nichelson filed a race and sex discrimination charge in 2019 against SEPTA after her superiors - including Assistant Director Michelle Norman, Director Michael Lyles and Senior Director Brian Naldzin - allegedly treated her differently than white and Hispanic male colleagues.
The plaintiff accuses the defendant of being negligent and unresponsive to her complaints about the treatment.
The defendant is charged with Civil Rights Act violation through retaliation and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act violation through retaliation.
The plaintiff is represented by Abiona Law LLC of Cherry Hill, NJ.