MONROE - The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has dismissed a complaint of alleged sexual discrimination against the City of Monroe.
According to a brief statement released by the city Wednesday, Jamie Gould, Darlington, a past employee at the city water utility, filed the claim with the DWD, alleging the city discriminated against her because of her sex.
The DWD determined that part of the complaint, alleging discrimination prior to August 20, 2009, occurred outside the 300-day statute of limitations, and does not meet the timeliness requirements under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Law.
The DWD also made an initial determination that there is no probable cause and the complaint was ordered dismissed.
During the DWD investigation, Gould alleged that both male and female employees were treated poorly by her supervisor, contradicting her claim that she was singled out due to her sex, according to the Equal Rights Division of the DWD.
The DWD investigators' explanation also said that although Gould alleged her supervisor gave out confidential medical information about her and the city attorney involved in the incident stated that her supervisor did not divulge any confidential information to him, the incident "does not constitute sex discrimination."
The DWD declared that based on the investigator's findings, "there is no probable cause to believe Gould had no reasonable alternative but to quit her job."
Gould's last day of work for the city was May 4, 2010.
The City of Monroe received the preliminary determination, the initial determination and the dismissal order from the DWD on Wednesday.
Members of the Common Council met in a closed session with attorney Greg Grunt of Gunta & Reak, S.C. for almost an hour on Tuesday to discuss updates on litigation against the city and on appeals.
The city and Gunta deemed the DWD claim to be still in the discovery stage at that time, and the city had intended to "defend the matter vigorously," according to a city press release.
Another legal issue discussed in the closed session was a lawsuit filed against the city by Edith Milestone, Monroe, alleging a violation of Constitutional rights, which is in the appeal stage.
The case stems from a 2008 incident at the Behring Senior Center in which Milestone was banned from the center for "complaining loudly about her score" in a card game. A federal judge, Stephen Crocker, dismissed the suit, finding the Senior Center Board banned her because it believed she "posed a safety concern" and not because it was trying to deny her free speech rights. Milestone is now appealing.
The city "intends to defend the matter vigorously," according to the city's statement Wednesday.
City treasurer, Cathy Maurer, anticipates no losses from either cases, and made statements to that effect in the city's 2009 financial audit.
According to a brief statement released by the city Wednesday, Jamie Gould, Darlington, a past employee at the city water utility, filed the claim with the DWD, alleging the city discriminated against her because of her sex.
The DWD determined that part of the complaint, alleging discrimination prior to August 20, 2009, occurred outside the 300-day statute of limitations, and does not meet the timeliness requirements under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Law.
The DWD also made an initial determination that there is no probable cause and the complaint was ordered dismissed.
During the DWD investigation, Gould alleged that both male and female employees were treated poorly by her supervisor, contradicting her claim that she was singled out due to her sex, according to the Equal Rights Division of the DWD.
The DWD investigators' explanation also said that although Gould alleged her supervisor gave out confidential medical information about her and the city attorney involved in the incident stated that her supervisor did not divulge any confidential information to him, the incident "does not constitute sex discrimination."
The DWD declared that based on the investigator's findings, "there is no probable cause to believe Gould had no reasonable alternative but to quit her job."
Gould's last day of work for the city was May 4, 2010.
The City of Monroe received the preliminary determination, the initial determination and the dismissal order from the DWD on Wednesday.
Members of the Common Council met in a closed session with attorney Greg Grunt of Gunta & Reak, S.C. for almost an hour on Tuesday to discuss updates on litigation against the city and on appeals.
The city and Gunta deemed the DWD claim to be still in the discovery stage at that time, and the city had intended to "defend the matter vigorously," according to a city press release.
Another legal issue discussed in the closed session was a lawsuit filed against the city by Edith Milestone, Monroe, alleging a violation of Constitutional rights, which is in the appeal stage.
The case stems from a 2008 incident at the Behring Senior Center in which Milestone was banned from the center for "complaining loudly about her score" in a card game. A federal judge, Stephen Crocker, dismissed the suit, finding the Senior Center Board banned her because it believed she "posed a safety concern" and not because it was trying to deny her free speech rights. Milestone is now appealing.
The city "intends to defend the matter vigorously," according to the city's statement Wednesday.
City treasurer, Cathy Maurer, anticipates no losses from either cases, and made statements to that effect in the city's 2009 financial audit.