Fired Motel Worker Awarded $3.6M After Trial For Harassment, Retaliation Claims

( July 21, 2025, 8:03 AM EDT) -- ANNISTON, Ala. — A U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama jury awarded more than $3.6 million to a fired motel employee in compensatory and punitive damages for federal and state claims of retaliation, private intrusion and intentional infliction of emotional distress stemming from allegations of racial and sexual harassment at the hands of the company’s CEO....