![]() However, he is facing a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by seven other former employees.ĭiscriminating against an employee based on their age, race, sex, nationality, disability, religion or genetic information is illegal based on Oklahoma and federal law. Hooten maintains he did nothing wrong in firing Porter. County commissioners came up with the settlement offer last November. His office was also facing a budget crisis.Ī federal judge has approved a $175,000 settlement that Oklahoma County offered to pay Porter. ![]() He felt justified in firing her because she was making more than $78,000 a year, and he claims she was doing basically nothing. He claimed Porter was a ghost employee who had no real duties. When she complained about the humiliating treatment, Porter was fired. Porter, who is black, stated she felt like “Aunt Jemima sitting on the porch of the master’s house.” Hooten asked her to sit in a rocking chair in the entrance of the clerk’s office and serve as a greeter. The situation came to a head in March 2017. Porter also claims Hooten suggested she was too old and sick to do her job. She stated that he cut her pay and reduced her job duties. In January 2017, Porter alleges Oklahoma County Clerk David Hooten began harassing and discriminating against her at work. According to The Oklahoman, the suit claimed Porter was discriminated against for her age and her race. Leona Porter recently settled a discrimination lawsuit against the Oklahoma County Clerk’s Office. ![]()
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