SCRANTON — A York County 911 supervisor claims she faced discrimination for being LGBTQ and was fired in retaliation for reporting the discrimination.
Rebecca Conners filed a complaint April 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against York County alleging civil rights violations.
Conners began working as a communications supervisor for York County in January of 2021, according to her suit. She claims in July of 2021, she began working as a training supervisor - 911 and reported to the deputy director of 911.
She claims that the deputy director discriminated against women, including lesbians, and that she reported the discrimination, including filing a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in December 2021.
Conners alleges that after she complained of the discrimination, the deputy director retaliated against her, including speaking abusively to her and made her assignments, shift schedule and other aspects of the workplace "intentionally difficult." Conners claims on February 11, 2022, she was terminated in retaliation for filing discrimination charges and that she had no prior history of her work being unsatisfactory. She further claims the defendant's reasonings for firing her were "absurd" and that other employees who engaged in policy violations were not terminated but only disciplined.
Conners seeks monetary relief, trial by jury and all other just relief. She is represented by Ari Karpf of Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti PC in Bensalem.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania case number 1:22-CV-00563