3 women file suit againt El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office
By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is the target of a lawsuit – the second in two months – claiming that a “boy’s club” in the department subjects women to harassment and discrimination.
In the latest suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court, three civilian employees of the department allege violations of California fair employment and federal civil rights laws.
Tanya Hunt, a female deputy in the department, filed a similar suit in June. She has since been placed on administrative leave.
Representatives of the Sheriff’s Office cannot comment on the suits, said Lt. Bryan Golmitz, citing laws that maintain the confidentiality of personnel matters.