A secretary who has been with the town of Stratford for almost two decades filed a federal lawsuit against her employer, claiming it paid her significantly less than other employees because she is black.

“Plaintiff is the only one of the non-union employees who has not received a raise and the only African-American to be so treated,” according to the complaint, filed Aug. 1 in the U.S. District Court of Connecticut. “Defendant’s failure and refusal to provide plaintiff with a salary increase is racially discriminatory and in retaliation for her having raised a complaint of discrimination.”

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