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A jury awarded an Iowa Department of Human Services employee $790,000 in damages Thursday after she sued the department for sexual harassment.
Tracy White started working at the department in 2000 and has been a social work administrator and senior manager since 2008. She was awarded $260,000 for past claims and $530,000 for future claims, according to Lynn Hicks, Chief of Staff for the Iowa Attorney General s office.
Hicks declined further comment.
White filed a lawsuit in November 2019 alleging the department s workplace was rife with sexual references and lewd, inappropriate behavior including alleged explicit comments about her and other employees, discrimination against female and LGBTQ workers, and hiring and promotion decisions based on attractiveness.
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