Black medical worker gets $3 million in racial discrimination case
A federal jury has awarded $3 million to David Ako-Annan who said he was fired from Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center over his race.
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A federal jury has awarded $3 million to David Ako-Annan who said he was fired from Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center over his race.
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $3 million to a former Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center worker who said racial discrimination led to his firing. Attorneys for David Ako-Annan, who is Black, said the damages represented the largest sum awarded for a racial discrimination case in Maine.
Attorneys for David Ako-Annan said the damages represented the largest sum awarded for a racial discrimination case in Maine.
A jury found the man, a practice manager originally from Ghana, had been subjected to racial stereotyping and implicit bias before he was fired.
David Ako Annan, an immigrant from Ghana, said he sued the Eastern Maine Medical Center because his supervisor discriminated against him for being Black and male.