Labor/Employment
Apr. 23, 2026
Riverside jury awards $2.25M to sheriff's sergeant who alleged retaliation
Jurors found the Riverside County Sheriff's Department forced a veteran sergeant to resign after he reported workplace harassment, including disturbing leaflets placed in his uniform and holster.
A Riverside County jury awarded $2.25 million to a veteran sheriff's sergeant who said he was forced to resign after reporting workplace harassment, including leaflets depicting his face on a child's body that were placed in his uniform pockets and gun holster.
Jurors found the Riverside County Sheriff's Department constructively discharged Frank Lodes in retaliation for his March 2022 hostile work environment complaint, awarding $1.25 million for past emotional distre...
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