NEWPORT – A lawsuit alleging sex and age discrimination at the now-closed Newport Grand Casino has been settled for an undisclosed sum of money, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced Wednesday.
The ACLU had filed the complaint on behalf of Paula Borrelli, a female employee of the casino who worked there from 2007 until it closed in 2018 and claimed she was paid less than a younger male employee performing the same duties in the same position. The complaint also described a situation in which a younger employee was hired with a higher salary than the plaintiff despite initially having similar duties.
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As part of the settlement, the company did not admit to any wrongdoing.
“I commend the defendant for agreeing to resolve the case without the need for a drawn-out trial,” said Steven Brown, ACLU of Rhode Island executive director, in a statement.
Noting passage by the Senate, but not the House, this year of legislation to strengthen the state’s law against sex-based wage discrimination, Brown said: “A case like Ms. Borrelli’s highlights the urgent need for passage of this legislation next year. Enactment of a stronger law is essential to provide employees all the tools necessary to fight sex discrimination in the workplace.”
Titled Borrelli v. Premier Entertainment II LLC, the case was filed in U.S. District Court.
