- 2 - exclude from gross income under section 104(a)(2) payments received by her from her former employer pursuant to a settlement agreement. Petitioner resided in Machesney Park, Illinois, at the time the petition was filed. Background Rockford Memorial Health Services Corp. (Rockford) hired petitioner in December of 1992 and promoted her to head secretary in the Human Resources Department after 1 year. In March of 1995, however, petitioner received an unfavorable performance evaluation and was placed on a 90-day performance improvement plan. Petitioner believed that she was exposed to racially offensive jokes and racial slurs at work and that Rockford refused to act on her complaints of discrimination and attempted to discourage any complaints of discrimination. Petitioner asked to be transferred to an assignment under a different supervisor. That request was refused. Instead, Rockford terminated petitioner’s employment on April 25, 1995, after 53 days of her 90-day probationary period. During the time of the alleged harassment petitioner suffered from headaches, stomach problems, insomnia, and hypertension. On April 9, 1997, petitioner filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division, as a member of a class action suit filed against Rockford. In the complaint, petitioner alleged thatPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
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