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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\"></p>           NEW ORLEANS - A driver for United Parcel Service has filed a discrimination lawsuit claiming she was allegedly passed over for training and extra hours due to her race and gender.<br /><br />Olinda F. Lawrence filed the lawsuit against UPS Inc. on Nov. 16 in federal court in New Orleans.<br /><br />Lawrence, a 45 year old black female, has been employed with UPS since June 2004, with her most recent position as a part-time driver. She claims that since 2007, her seniority has been ignored and she has been denied the ability to train, gain experience and earn extra hours.<br /><br />\"The Defendant gave this work to white males under the age of 40 and disregarded the Plaintiff's seniority,\" the lawsuit states.<br /><br />Lawrence reported the conduct of the defendant to defendant's employee hot line and filed formal complaints with EEOC.<br /><br />The defendant is accused of committing age, race and gender discrimination and retaliating against Lawrence when she complained of these alleged practices.<br /><br />The plaintiff is asking for an award of damages for back pay, non-pecuniary losses, emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment of life, lowered self-esteem and humiliation, court costs, and interest.<br /><br />Lawrence is represented by New Orleans attorney Lillian Thornton.<br /><br />U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo is assigned to the case.<br /><br /><em>Case No. 2:12-cv-02789</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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