kscarbel2 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Frank Warner, The Morning Call (local Allentown, PA newspaper) / December 28, 2017 A Mack Trucks production supervisor was awarded $675,000 in damages after a jury found she was denied promotions as a result of discrimination based on her sex and disability, her lawyers said Thursday. Melissa Koch, 50, a Mack employee since 1997, won her case Dec. 19 after a seven-day trial in federal court in Easton. Lawyers Patrick Reilly and Samuel Cohen, representing Koch, argued that while her supervisor rated her “promotable,” she was passed over for more than 60 promotions that she applied for. Koch worked at several Mack plants, starting in Winnsboro, South Carolina, moving to New River Valley, Virginia, and, in 2010, moving to the Lower Macungie Township facility. She lives in Allentown. Koch’s lawyers made the case that she was treated differently from the men in Mack’s “male-dominated workplace,” and received less assistance than men in completing various tasks. Mack Trucks’ initial in-house investigation of her complaints found she suffered no intentional discrimination and that, when she was treated differently, there was good reason to treat her differently. That finding led to her lawsuit. Her complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission went to Judge Edward G. Smith’s court and the jury that found in her favor. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52083-mack-trucks-supervisor-awarded-675000-by-jury-in-sex-bias-case/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Guess the legal community has run out of reasons for frivolous law suits,so they're playing the "sex card" now. Disgusting! I would like to file a suit in federal court about the sexual abuse me and millions of other taxpayers have suffered,at the hands of the last administration. Al 1 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52083-mack-trucks-supervisor-awarded-675000-by-jury-in-sex-bias-case/#findComment-388583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Curious about 2 things, her "disability" (since even people 50 pounds over weight are considered to be legally disabled by the Feds) and is she still an employee. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52083-mack-trucks-supervisor-awarded-675000-by-jury-in-sex-bias-case/#findComment-388584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macks in nigeria Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Also curious that if she was rated "promotable" why was she passed over the SIXTY times she applied and did she receive an explanation why she was not promoted.Even if we do not sue most of us will have some reaction to that situation. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52083-mack-trucks-supervisor-awarded-675000-by-jury-in-sex-bias-case/#findComment-388589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-koch-25907a97 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52083-mack-trucks-supervisor-awarded-675000-by-jury-in-sex-bias-case/#findComment-388592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 8:22 AM, kscarbel2 said: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-koch-25907a97 Having just read her resume, I find it rather unimpressive with her supervisory skills on par with any other.As for her degree. . . meh. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52083-mack-trucks-supervisor-awarded-675000-by-jury-in-sex-bias-case/#findComment-388953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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