AOC Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, Extending History of Inequity

The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) settled a race discrimination lawsuit last week with Anthony Green, a maintenance mechanic at the agency's Capitol Power Plant. The AOC will pay $135,000 to Green in total compensation, including $85,000 in "compensatory damages" and $50,000 in attorney fees, and the terms of the settlement bar Green from filing a lawsuit on the same claim in the future.