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Feb 28, 2025

Former Va. ABC employee sues authority, claiming retaliatory termination

A former Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority employee has filed a federal lawsuit against the state authority, alleging his termination last year was in retaliation for reporting alleged harassment and discrimination due to his sexual orientation.  Paul Watson, a former ABC senior business analyst who identifies as gay, claims in the lawsuit he was “targeted” […]

Aug 30, 2023

The Mailroom October 2023

Don’t say ‘Don’t Say Gay?’ I am disappointed in your June 2023 workforce article, “Pride in their work.” In it, you perpetuate misinformation that the left-leaning press has been pushing on Americans. Two specific examples:  Reference to the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” law — This bill does not use the word “gay” in it, and […]

In 2013, Kathryn Fessler with Henrico County-based Altria Group co-founded Mosaic, an employee resource group for LGBTQ+ workers. It now has about 500 members across the company. Photo by Shandell Taylor
May 30, 2023

Pride in their work

When Kathryn Fessler interviewed with Altria Group Inc. in 2008, she was disappointed to learn that the Henrico County-based Fortune 500 tobacco manufacturing company didn’t have an employee resource group for LGBTQ+ employees. As an out lesbian, Fessler considered such groups a high priority when evaluating new workplaces, but she wound up taking the job […]

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