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A former Montebello police detective has sued the city, saying she was subjected to “pervasive gender discrimination” that included uneven enforcement of a coronavirus vaccine mandate.
Maria Chavez alleges in the lawsuit that her male colleagues’ applications for religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate were largely “rubber stamped,” while her application was “denied due to her gender.”
Chavez was placed on administrative leave in December 2021 for failing to comply with the mandate and was fired in January, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday and also names several city employees as defendants.
The lawsuit characterizes the denial of Chavez’s religious exemption and her subsequent firing as part of a broader pattern of gender discrimination.
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