State worker complained of harassment, and faced retaliation. So Missouri must pay her $475,000

JEFFERSON CITY • A tax auditor at the Missouri Department of Revenue has won a $475,000 payout from the state after alleging her co-workers harassed and discriminated against her.

Kimberly Russell, who was working in the agency’s Kansas City field compliance bureau at the time, alleged in 2014 that she was retaliated against by her supervisor after she complained about a co-worker’s harassment.

She brought the suit in 2016.

Among the allegations were negative job reviews, the denial of a higher paying position and not being given a disabled parking space near her office. Russell was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012, court records note.

State payroll records show Russell remains with the agency. She earned $37,000 in 2017.

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