A former employee with the Metropolitan Sewer District won a $244,000 judgment in Jefferson Circuit Court last week after proving he was passed over for a promotion because he is white.

Gregory Meredith, who worked at MSD from 1988 through 2009, was awarded $36,000 for lost wages, $102,000 for lost pension and $106,000 for emotional distress, according to his attorney, Shelly Henry.

The lawsuit claimed that Meredith was qualified for an entry-level supervisory position as an assistant telespection supervisor in the MSD department that uses cameras to inspect sewer lines.
Henry said two senior MSD supervisors — both white — testified that senior manager Saeed Assef told them in a meeting that Meredith was “too whiteâ€