Former NASCAR official Mauricia Grant sues racing association for harassment
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James Blake served his way to a 6-4, 6-1 win against qualifier Bjorn Phau on Tuesday in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. (article 4)
Fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny advanced with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Dmitry Tursunov and next faces Nicolas Kiefer, who won here in 1999. (article 4)
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-2, and second-seeded Tommy Robredo beat Michal Przysiezny 6-2, in the first round of the Warsaw Open. (article 4)
The 32-year-old Grant, who is black, worked as a technical inspector responsible for certifying cars in NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide Series from January 2005 until her termination. (article 1)
" As an equal opportunity employer, NASCAR is fully committed to the spirit and letter of affirmative action law Poston said, adding NASCAR has a zero tolerance policy for harassment. (article 1)
CONCORD, N.C. - NASCAR chairman Brian France denied Wednesday that a former official complained to her supervisors about racial and sexual discrimination, claims she alleged led to her eventual firing. (article 3)
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, lists 23 specific incidents of alleged sexual harassment and 34 specific incidents of alleged racial and/or gender discrimination. (article 2)
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Source articles
- Former Official Sues NASCAR Over Harassment Claims (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 945 words)
- Former NASCAR official files $225 million suit (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/11/2008, 536 words)
- NASCAR chairman: Ex-official didn't report claims (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/11/2008, 1067 words)
- Former NASCAR official Mauricia Grant sues racing association for harassment (L.A. Times, 06/11/2008, 398 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > U.S. (FOX News, 06/10/2008, 15 words)
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