A federal judge this month dismissed some claims in a lawsuit filed by a former Vegas PBS employee while allowing one claim involving accusations directed at the station’s GM to proceed.
Terry Chi, a former director of digital marketing for the station, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Nevada in October 2024. Chi worked for Vegas PBS from February 2022 until June 2024, when the station did not renew her contract.
In her lawsuit, Chi alleged that she faced discrimination and retaliation as an employee and sought several avenues of relief, including reinstatement to her former position. Chi is Asian and has a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the lawsuit.
Chi’s lawsuit listed as defendants Vegas PBS GM Mary Mazur; the Clark County School District, which holds Vegas PBS’ license; Cedric Cole, formerly executive manager of diversity and affirmative action programs and ADA and Title IX Coordinator for the school district but currently an assistant human resources officer; former Superintendent Jesús Jara; former interim Superintendent Brenda Larsen-Mitchell; and Southern Nevada Public Television, the nonprofit friends group associated with Vegas PBS.
Chi first filed a discrimination complaint with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission in September 2023. The NERC sent Chi a right-to-sue notice in September 2024 that enabled her to take her claims to court.
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