Ex-Employees File Lawsuit Against the City of Anchorage, Alaska Over Retaliation, Discrimination Claims

A former Anchorage library and fire department employee is suing the city, accusing the municipality of discrimination and retaliation.

Elements of the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in state Superior Court by Benedicte Galligan, mirror a lawsuit filed by Heather MacAlpine, the former director of the city’s Office of Equal Opportunity. MacAlpine accused Mayor Dave Bronson of firing her after she tried to report claims of discrimination and bullying under library official Judy Eledge. The city is considering paying a settlement in that case.

The new lawsuit was filed the same day the mayor’s office said that Eledge was resigning as the library’s deputy director. Monday will be Eledge’s last day on the job.

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