BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Western Washington University has agreed to pay $135,000 to a police dispatcher who alleges she was fired in 2007 after complaining about co-workers making racist and sexist remarks.
The payment settles a lawsuit Shannon M. O’Dwyer filed against the university in 2009.
A judgment against the university was entered in court in April.
O’Dwyer alleged Western violated state whistle-blower protection laws when she was fired four months into the job.
Western has denied almost all the allegations O’Dwyer made in her lawsuit.
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Information from: The Bellingham Herald, http://www.bellinghamherald.com
