LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A former Michigan State College administrator has filed a discover of intent to sue the college, claiming her former supervisor retaliated towards her after she reported suspected sexual harassment and discrimination to the MSU Workplace of Institutional Fairness (OIE).
The submitting, made Monday within the Court docket of Claims, alleges Alison Gaudreau, who labored as an Assistant Vice President in College Development, was fired in January 2025 for reporting violations of anti-discrimination legal guidelines to the MSU OIE, following a string of alleged concentrating on and retaliation from her former direct supervisor.
Based on the submitting, Gaudreau had discovered of alleged “sexual harassment and/or discrimination” by different staff in her division and, attributable to her supervisory place, was a mandated reporter. Nonetheless, she says that after she made these experiences, her supervisor was involved that these experiences “reflected poorly” on her and was upset with Gaudreau.
Court docket paperwork declare that Gaudreau’s supervisor reprimanded her for making a report with out working with one other worker to keep away from reporting it—which might have constituted a extreme breach of college coverage.
Gaudreau says her supervisor mentioned her “‘leadership’ and ‘communication skills’ were suddenly inadequate, and questioned her ‘loyalty,’ but says these notes on her performance “mere pretext” disguising her supervisor’s displeasure that Gaudreau didn’t sidestep her obligatory reporting obligation.
The submitting says Gaudreau’s work analysis was passable and she or he had no documented efficiency points—in distinction to her supervisor, whom she accuses of encouraging her subordinates to just accept “legally and/or ethically problematic” present agreements to the purpose of involving MSU’s Workplace of Basic Counsel.
Gaudreau claims that a number of worker complaints have been made towards her former supervisor and that her firing got here shortly earlier than she would have been interviewed as part of her supervisor’s assessment. She says her termination letter didn’t element any causes for firing, merely noting that she was an at-will worker.
Consequently, Gaudreau intends to sue the college for damages, together with misplaced revenue, authorized charges, and emotional misery damages.
A spokesperson for MSU, which doesn’t usually touch upon authorized circumstances, had no touch upon the submitting.
6 Information has reached out to the regulation agency representing Gaudreau for remark, however didn’t obtain a response in time for publishing. We’ll replace this story once we do.
You possibly can learn the total discover of intent beneath.
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