Consumer Law
Liberty University Faces a Discrimination Lawsuit From a Former Employee
A former Liberty University employee has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming he was discriminated against by the university based on race under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Kelvin Edwards, who played football for Liberty in the 1980s and then played for the NFL, says the university hired him in July 2020 as Executive Vice President of Management Efficiencies and Diversity. At the time, he owned a car dealership in Texas, and the suit claims the university acknowledged he would be uprooting his family and taking a risk by moving, and so promised him at least ten years of employment.
The suit claims he was offered a $275,000 annual salary, monthly vehicle allowance and the promise of a house built for his family.
