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"MARSHALL - After 36 years of employment, an African-American employee claims he lost his job for complaining about racial discrimination and has filed a lawsuit against his former employer.&nbsp;<br /><br />Johnny L. Black filed suit against Marshall Pottery Inc. on Feb. 13 in federal court in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas.<br /><br />Black is an African-American employee who claims he is the victim of racially discriminatory employment policies and practices. He was hired by Marshall Pottery in 1976 at the facility in Marshall.<br /><br />According to the suit, Black says he complained to the plant manager about racial discrimination at a meeting on April 26, 2012.<br /><br />He states he was terminated the following day. &nbsp;The alleged reason for his termination was for not performing all of the requirements of the job and for insubordination.<br /><br />The defendant is accused of discriminating against Black because he was over 40 years old in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.<br /><br />Black accuses the defendant of retaliation for his complaint about discrimination.<br /><br />The plaintiff is seeking an award of damages for lost back wages, insurance benefits, lost wages, emotional pain and suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, attorney&rsquo;s fees and court costs.<br /><br />Black is represented by Tyler attorney Bob Whitehurst. A jury trial is requested.<br /><br />U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap is assigned to the case.<br /><br /><em>Case No. 2:13-cv-00129</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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