May 19, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Rumors and gossip may be ugly, but a court has found that those alone are not enough to support a sex discrimination case.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday turned away an appeal by a captain at the Louisville jail that rumors about her having a relationship with a superior officer thwarted her ability to be promoted quickly.
Dawn Thompson sued the Louisville Metro Department of corrections in 2009, saying repeated untrue stories about a romantic relationship between her and another officer at the jail kept her from being promoted sooner from lieutenant to captain.
Judge Kelly Thompson wrote that the gossip spread by co-workers may be offensive, but Dawn Thompson didn't provide any evidence to back up her claims.
