Nashville Jury Awards Elderly Woman Firefighter $225,000 in Employment Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Lawrence V. Metropolitan Government Of Nashville & Davidson County

On May 10, 2024, the Nashville jury returned a $225,000 verdict in favor of sixty-six-year-old Maggie Lawrence against the Nashville Fire Department for employment discrimination and retaliation.

Case Background

On September 02, 2022, Maggie Lawrence filed a sex and age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the Nashville Fire Department before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division. This case was assigned to Chief Judge William L. Campbell, Jr and referred to Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes. [Case number: 3:22cv680]

Cause

Maggie Lawrence, a dedicated sixty-four-year-old African American woman, devoted more than three decades to the Nashville Fire Department, where her exceptional performance earned her the respect of colleagues and superiors alike. Initially groomed by her former boss, Al Thomas, to succeed