TAMPA --One employee claims she was harassed and intimidated because
she is a Muslim from Syria. Another woman says she was forced to resign
after rebuffing a sexual advance from a supervisor.
These are some of the accusations personnel at Bay Pines VA Medical Center have made in separate federal lawsuits against Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. One suit was filed in October, the other in November.
The VA doesn't comment on lawsuits, said spokesman Drew Brookie. An attempt to contact Bay Pines officials was unsuccessful.
Roula Baroudi, who has worked at Bay Pines for more than 15 years, is claiming she is being discriminated against at one of the nation's busiest veterans hospitals because she is a Muslim from Syria.
Read full article at http://www2.tbo.com/news/prep-sports/2012/jan/03/menewso3-lawsuits-against-va-center-allege-harassm-ar-342993/
These are some of the accusations personnel at Bay Pines VA Medical Center have made in separate federal lawsuits against Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. One suit was filed in October, the other in November.
The VA doesn't comment on lawsuits, said spokesman Drew Brookie. An attempt to contact Bay Pines officials was unsuccessful.
Roula Baroudi, who has worked at Bay Pines for more than 15 years, is claiming she is being discriminated against at one of the nation's busiest veterans hospitals because she is a Muslim from Syria.
Read full article at http://www2.tbo.com/news/prep-sports/2012/jan/03/menewso3-lawsuits-against-va-center-allege-harassm-ar-342993/
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