Black University of Mississippi HR Employee’s Bias Suit Trimmed

A Black former senior assistant director of human resources at the University of Mississippi failed to alert the EEOC that her race discrimination allegations were leveled on a systemic basis, not just individually, and can’t go forward with her proposed class lawsuit, the Northern District of Mississippi ruled.

Regina Johnson filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in February 2020, the court said. The charge alleged that she was subjected to a hostile work environment and told by HR director Clay Jones that she could either accept a demotion or retire from her 26-year employment with the university. ...