Metro Detroit Woman Files Gender-Bias Lawsuit Against Macomb County: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI — A St. Clair Shores woman has filed a lawsuit against Macomb County Animal Control Chief Jeffrey Randazzo and the county for gender bias in her March firing. The lawsuit seeks compensation for present and future economic loss, among other things.

Danielle Reske filed the gender-bias lawsuit earlier this month, believing she was fired because of her gender. Randazzo, who declined to comment on the suit, was named chief by Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel in 2013. Read the rest of the story here.

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