Friday, November 15, 2019

County to Pay $110,000 in Sexual Harassment Settlement

A sexual harassment lawsuit against Hinds County Tax Collector Eddie Fair settled for $110,000.  Bernitha Rice, a former Tax Collector employee sued Mr. Fair two years ago in U.S. District Court.

Ms. Rice claimed the sexual harassment began  almost immediately after her employment.  She accused her boss of making unwanted advances towards her.  She alleged  retaliatory termination when she would not reciprocate the advances.  The lawsuit and settlement agreement are posted below.






18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Meanwhile the library in Byram has blue tarps on the roof. Between the $110k for this and $300k for Victor Mason, that would of been more than enough money for a new roof on the Byram library.

Anonymous said...

Why not just save the legal fees and give those guys a prostitute budget?

Anonymous said...

1:27PM

Is that where they have to prostitute themselves to make up the monies they cost the state?

Anonymous said...

You ain't seen nothing else. Just wait til the next board takes their seats.

TheClintonscantsuicideusall said...

Maybe we just need to make sure the zippers on their pants work. They also need extensive training on how to keep their Thang behind said zipper(s).

Impeach Eddie Fair said...

What a great use of taxpayer money. He needs to be removed from office.

KY Jelly said...

Lets evaluate this award. $110,000 minus almost two-thousand for filings, copies, color copies and postage. And deduct another $1655 for depositions, another $5000 for the written opinion of an expert psychologist who opines as to the mental anguish suffered, going forward. Since it went to Mediation, that runs the attorney cost up from 35 to 40% (it would go to 50% if a jury had been empaneled).

So, now we are at 110 minus 44 minus another twelve and the victim gets $54,000 which was one year's salary. She's screwed just as surely as if he had succeeded in his attempts.

PittPanther said...

Doesn't insurance pay the judgements? How much are the rates going up as a result?

Anonymous said...

Insurance?

And $8500 for the mediator, which includes the sandwiches his secretary ordered in.

Big-D said...

Why the hell is the taxpayer responsible for this,,,WHY

Anonymous said...

My guess would be he still has job security.

Anonymous said...

That's a fact, not a guess, 7:09. He's not been convicted of a crime and he holds elective office. His job is secure until there is another election contest...and maybe beyond. Sexual harassment has actually, in some quarters, among many voters, become a mark of high accomplishment and a badge of honor. This is true of the church as well as government office. Whether you're behind a pulpit or a government counter, it's just part of the territory.

Anonymous said...

Seems like Hinds County's payouts have been increasing dramatically in the last couple of years. Why the change?

Anonymous said...

I only hire women who state: "Sexual harassment won't be reported, but it will be graded."

Anonymous said...

Worked hard to get elected, and re-elected, just to harass and touch ass! Sad and Sick.

Anonymous said...

I'm trying to imagine the behavior of some of these elected officials, when, as older teenagers, their younger sister had girls over for 'slumber parties'. They got their training somewhere.

Anonymous said...

"You ain't seen nothing else (yet). Just wait til the next board takes their seats. November 15, 2019 at 3:28 PM"

You referencing Madison County, right?

Anonymous said...

This is the guy who still insists that residents make their tax payment checks payable to "Eddie Fair" and not to "Hinds County". I've been calling shenanigans on him for some time but no one listens or cares in Hinds Co. Add me to the growing list of those who are happy they no longer live there.



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