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Journal Kentucky Lexington Monitor http://www.jklm.usJune 18, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Human Rights Commission Settles Two Complaints of Racism, Others
Posted in: Kentucky, Louisville, Owensboro, Ft. Thomas
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Executive Summ
 
ary:Links to interesting material at the end of this story.
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners accepted the following agreements tosettle complaints of discrimination based on race anddisability in Owensboro, Fort Thomas, and Louisville.1.
Securitas Security Services
which provides TownSquare Mall in Owensboro with security will payTamir Blay $3,000 and undergo civil rightscompliance training and monitoring for one year tosettle alleged discrimination based on race.2.
Family Dollar Store
at 5320 S. Third Street inLouisville will pay Sang Huynh $100 and undergotraining and commission monitoring to settlealleged discrimination based on national origin.3.
The City of Fort Thomas
will pay MichelleCarroll-Piver $1,000 and will upgrade the WestSouthgate Park to make it complaint with theAmerican with Disabilities Act.4.
Jewish Hospital and St Mary’s Healthcare
inLouisville will pay Bobby Brown $2,500 andundergo civil rights compliance training andcommission monitoring for one year for discrimination based on disability.Full story continues on the next page.
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 Human Rights Commission Settles Two Complaints of Racism, Others, Continued:
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Human RightsCommission Settles TwoComplaints of Racism,Others, Continued:
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners at its meetingWednesday June 17, 2009:•Accepted four conciliations with settlements ranging from $100 to $3,000 withtraining and monitoring of the companies that were charged.•Dismissed 24 complaints with findings of no probable cause. The complainants havethe right to appeal.•Dismissed two withdrawals without settlement but with a right to sue. Thecomplainants withdrew their charge of discrimination ending the administrative proceeding via a letter permitting them to bring suit in court.•
Tamir Blay vs. Securitas Security Services USA, provider of Town Square Mall Security in Owensboro
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Securitas Security Services will pay Brown $3,000 and undergo civil rightscompliance training and monitoring for one year.
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Sang Huynh v. Family Dollar Store at 5320 S. Third Street in Louisville
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The respondent agreed to compensate Huynh with $100 and undergo training andcommission monitoring.
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 Michelle Carroll-Piver vs. the City of Fort Thomas in Ft. Thomas
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The city agreed to upgrade the West Southgate Park to make it complaint with theAmerican with Disabilities Act.
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The city agreed to pay Carroll-Piver $1,000.•
 Bobby Brown vs. Jewish Hospital and St Mary’s Healthcare in Louisville
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The respondents agreed to pay Brown $2,500 and undergo civil rights compliancetraining and commission monitoring for one year.The commission held its meeting in Richmond at the Arlington Association to give people in central Kentucky the opportunity to learn about the commission’s purpose andabout their rights to equal opportunity in Kentucky.The commission occasionally holds its board meetings away from Louisville headquartersfor this reason and as budget allows.
Four Com
 
plaints and SettlementsTamir Blay vs. Securitas Security Services USA, provider of Town Square MallSecurity in Owensboro
Tamir Blay alleged the company discriminated against him based on his race, African
 
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American, in a public accommodation, a violation of the Kentucky and U.S. Civil Rightsacts.He claimed a mall security guard asked him for identification but did not ask Blay’s whitefriend who was shopping at the mall with him.He said a group of security guards escorted him off the mall premises and told him not toreturn.He claimed he was harassed and forced to leave because he is black.Securitas Security Services denied any violations of the law but will pay Blay $3,000 andundergo civil rights compliance training and monitoring for one year to settle thecomplaint.
Sang Huynh v. Family Dollar Store at 5320 S. Third Street in Louisville
Sang Huynh alleged the store
discriminated him based on his national origin
,Vietnamese, in a public accommodation, a violation of the Kentucky and U.S. CivilRights acts.He claimed he attempted to pay the cashier for his purchase but the person refused toaccept payment saying she would not take change.However, the cashier just afterward accepted change from Hyun’s friend, a whiteAmerican, Huynh and his friend alleged.The Family Dollar Store denied any violations of the law, and the parties agreed toconciliate the matter.The respondent agreed to compensate Huynh with $100 and undergo training andcommission monitoring.
Michelle Carroll-Piver v. the City of Fort Thomas in Ft. Thomas
Michelle Carroll-Piver of Romeoville, Illinois, claimed the City of Fort Thomasdiscriminated against her at the West Southgate Park based on her minor son’s disability(causing him to use a wheelchair and walker) in a public accommodation.This would be a violation of the Kentucky and U.S. Civil Rights acts. The KentuckyAmericans with Disabilities Act Coordinator Office found the park to be noncompliantwith ADA requirements.Prior to a commission determination of probable cause, the parties agreed to conciliatethe matter.The city agreed to modify the West Southgate Park no later than nine months from thedate of this agreement by providing a handicap parking space, installing an appropriatecurb at the entrance, installing a new latch system at the gate for easier access and
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