Farley v West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways
Female and Minority Workers and Applicants Certified as Class Against West Virginia Department of Transportation
The parties have reached a tentative $700,000 settlement in an action filed against the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, on behalf of women and racial minorities who are current of former employees of the Division, or who applied or were deterred from applying for jobs between January 1, 1989, and March 31, 2003. The action alleges that the Division discriminated against these groups in violation of state civil rights laws. Eligible persons should contact the class attorneys for more information as soon as possible.
There are two proposed classes under the settlement. The first is made up of all women who, from January 1, 1989, to March 31, 2003:
(1) unsuccessfully applied or bid for employment in permanent, regular, non-traditional positions with the Division;
(2) were deterred from applying for permanent, regular, non-traditional positions with the Division; and
(3) were for any period of time employed in permanent, regular, non-traditional positions by the Division.
The second class is made up of all racial minorities who, from January 1, 1989, to March 31, 2003:
(1) unsuccessfully applied or bid for employment in permanent, regular, non-traditional positions with the Division;
(2) were deterred from applying for permanent, regular, non-traditional positions with the Division; and
(3) were for any period of time employed in permanent, regular, non-traditional positions by the Division.
The settlement will not be effective until the court grants it final approval. The court has apparently not yet scheduled such a hearing.
