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BOP Employee Receives $45,000 Settlement for Retaliation

Loaded on Aug. 1, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation against Staff, Employee Litigation. Location: Colorado.

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging retaliation for engaging in activity protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Melvin Dunlap began his career with BOP on October 16, 1983, as a guard. He was an “exemplary employee” who received ...

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