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Woman sues airline for alleged discrimination
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Posted on May 23 2006
A former employee filed in federal court a discrimination lawsuit against Northwest Airlines yesterday.
Barbara A. Yamada asked the U.S. District Court for the NMI to order Northwest and five unnamed co-defendants to pay her back-pay, compensation for medical expenses not paid by the employer, and punitive damages.
In a complaint she prepared without a lawyer, Yamada sought payment for punitive damages, court costs, and liquidated damages. She demanded a jury trial.
The plaintiff asked for a permanent injunction enjoining the airlines from engaging in discrimination on the basis of national origin, age, sex, and any other employment practice that discriminates.
Yamada said that more than 30 days prior to the institution of the lawsuit, she filed charges of discrimination against Northwest with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
“Since at least June 2003, defendant employer has engaged in unlawful practices at its Saipan facility,” she alleged.
These practices, Yamada stated, include subjecting her to “discrimination on the basis of her age, sex, and national origin and retaliation by depriving her of employment benefits given to employees.”
Northwest denied the allegations.
