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LAWSUIT: Madison Verizon Worker Says Colleagues Left Noose Of Wires Over Her Desk LAWSUIT: Madison Verizon Worker Says Colleagues Left Noose Of Wires Over Her Desk
Lawsuit: Madison Verizon Worker Says Colleagues Left Noose Of Wires Over Her Desk An African-American Verizon worker has filed a lawsuit against the company and her colleagues after she said she found a noose made of wires over her work area in Madison. Marisa Powell, 50, says her colleagues -- mostly comprised of white males -- had been harassing her for several months before she made the discovery in February, NJ.com reports. Powell, a 30-year Verizon employee and network technician, sought help from her supervisors and Verizon's human resources department repeatedly, and apparently futility, her attorney Robert R. Fuggi Jr. was quoted saying in the article. …

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by Cecilia Levine