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New Jersey Prof Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, Claims Less-Qualified Black Colleagues Are Paid More

Chrissy Clark
New Jersey Prof Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, Claims Less-Qualified Black Colleagues Are Paid More
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A white science professor at a New Jersey community college filed a racial discrimination lawsuit alleging that his less-qualified black colleagues are being paid more than him. 

According to a nine-page lawsuit reviewed by the Philadelphia Inquirer, chemistry professor William T. Lavell has alleged “stark racial disparities” in compensation between himself and two black professors. The lawsuit also alleges “severe emotional distress, embarrassment, humiliation, and loss of self-esteem.”

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