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A Providence Water employee has sued his supervisor and the City of Providence in federal court. Photo: Providence City Hall, GoLocalProv
An employee at the Providence Water Supply Board has sued his supervisor and the City of Providence in federal court, claiming his supervisor attempted to prevent him from speaking Spanish on the job.
In a seven-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court on December 16, Dominican Republic-born Simon Peralta, who has served as a Senior Mechanic for Providence Water since 2017, sued supervisor Antonio Fernandes, for allegedly telling Peralta only English could be spoken at work.
Peralta, represented by attorney Shannah Kurland, sued Fernandes as well as the City of Providence for discrimination based on his race in violation of federal civil rights and employment law. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Councilman Michael Correia is now subject to an HR probe (Providence City Council)
An investigation has been launched into the conduct of Democratic councillor Michael Correia, who was caught on tape referring to a transgender activist as “an it”.
Councilman Correia, who represents ward 6 of Providence in Rhode Island, was heard making transphobic comments in one of four secret recordings sent to local news station
Target 12by an unidentified city council staff member.
In a snippet of a conversation recorded in City Hall, Correia is heard talking about Justice Gaines, a trans activist who often engages with the council and once ran for city council herself.