Former KOMO-4 reporter April Zepeda is suing Fisher Communications Inc., for discrimination based on race and age, almost six months after she was fired from her job.
The civil suit, filed on Monday, also alleges Zepeda’s firing was retaliation for participating in union activities and for raising the issue of unpaid overtime.
Zepeda’s attorney, Lori Haskell, told the Seattle Post Intelligencer KOMO fired the only Hispanic employee they had: “She had gotten very good performance reviews, and then they fired her within about a week of her volunteering to be shop steward.”
An AFTRA grievance on behalf of Zepeda is still pending.