Sacked female drivers win damages
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AFEDERAL judge has awarded damages to three Minnesota women who sued after they were sacked from their chauffeur jobs because a Saudi prince wanted only male drivers.
US District Judge Joan Ericksen on Thursday awarded US$130,000 each to Gretchen Cooper, Barbara Herold and lisa Boutelle. in november, Ericksen ruled in favor of the three women, who filed a gender discrimination lawsuit in 2012 in Minneapolis.
The women received US$100,000 each for mental anguish and suffering under the Minnesota Human Rights act, the Star Tribune reported. Erickson doubled the US$15,000 that each woman sought for wage loss, to US$30,000, but did not grant punitive damages.
The women were among 40 drivers hired in October 2010 to chauffeur Prince abdul-Rahman bin aziz, his family and friends. The lawsuit alleged the prince and his entourage told the companies they wanted male chauffeurs.
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