
Jury awards $400,000 in Black Hills National Forest gender discrimination case
A jury awarded $400,000 in damages Saturday to a former Black Hills National Forest district ranger in her discrimination case against the federal government.
The verdict came after a week-long trial in federal court at Rapid City.
The jury found in favor of Ruth Esperance’s claim that she suffered gender discrimination. The jury also found that the Forest Service had not proven Esperance would’ve been reassigned to a different job regardless of her gender.
Esperance was the ranger of the Bla
The verdict came after a week-long trial in federal court at Rapid City.
The jury found in favor of Ruth Esperance’s claim that she suffered gender discrimination. The jury also found that the Forest Service had not proven Esperance would’ve been reassigned to a different job regardless of her gender.
Esperance was the ranger of the Bla