Five current and former employees of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia, alleging that MPD management created a hostile work environment and retaliated against them for speaking out
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The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the US District Court for DC, is the fourth concerning the MPD in the past six months making serious allegations about a toxic culture. Three of the five employees previously worked in the police department's Equal Employment Opportunity unit, which is responsible for investigating claims of discrimination filed by sworn officers and civilians at the MPD. Two still work in the department.
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