$850,000 Awarded In Age And Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jurors have awarded $850,000 to a woman who alleged she was subjected to age and sex discrimination by the Missouri Department of Transportation. The Jefferson City News Tribune reports that jurors deliberated two hours last week before finding in favor of Deanna McClurg. She worked for 29 years for the department. Her last 17 years were spent as a supervisor running a highway crew and facility in the town of Faucett.