SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Justice Department will pay $225,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by a former prosecutor who alleged women were not treated equally in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Spokane.
Wednesday’s settlement ends a lawsuit filed in 2015 by Katherine J. Bolton, who previously worked as a federal prosecutor in Spokane.
Mike Ormsby, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, says he cannot comment on any aspect of the case.
The Spokesman-Review says Bolton worked for Ormsby. She resigned in October 2015 following a controversy in which both Bolton and her co-workers blamed each other for a hostile work environment.
Bolton argued that she was paid less than her male colleague and that her authority had been undermined by other men in the office.
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Information from: The Spokesman-Review, https://www.spokesman.com
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