Fired border patrol agent says supervisor’s conservative views created hostile work environment [View all]

[Maine-ah]

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/01/news/bangor/fired-border-patrol-agent-says-supervisors-conservative-views-created-hostile-work-environment/

BANGOR, Maine — A fired border patrol agent has sued the Department of Homeland Security in federal court, alleging that her former male supervisor created a hostile work environment by repeatedly demeaning the role of women outside the home, discussing his conservative Christian views and treating her differently from her male co-workers.

Rebecca Albert Carnot, 33, of Rangeley claimed she was illegally fired in January 2011 after working in the Coburn Gore Border Patrol Station for two years.

A Maine native, she is seeking reinstatement, compensatory damages, lost wages and benefits and legal expenses. Carnot claimed in the lawsuit that her former supervisor said that a woman should not be involved in any capacity in law enforcement and had a duty to obey her husband in accordance with the Bible.

He repeatedly invited Carnot to attend his Protestant church, even though he knew she was a Catholic, the complaint alleged. He also advised Carnot to court but not date because dating involved having sexual intercourse and courting did not, the lawsuit said.