Jaime Black, who joined the Nevada Gaming Control Board in 2014 and became the head of its Administration Division in June 2017, has thwarted her former employer’s bid to dismiss a racial discrimination lawsuit.  

dubbing Black’s claims “baseless”

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Black filed the lawsuit against NGCB board member Brittnie Watkins in September. The NGCB then submitted a motion to dismiss the case in October to the Nevada Attorney General’s office, which is representing the Board, dubbing Black’s claims “baseless.”

On Thursday, however, Black’s attorney Mark Mausert filed a motion in Las Vegas’s US District Court accompanied by a 24-page response arguing there was sufficient evidence to back claims that Watkins discriminated against Black. The attorney added Watkins “fostered a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.”

Black’s attorney told the Nevada AG his client’s allegations hold “a sufficient factual and legal basis for each cause of action.” 

Black claims in her lawsuit she was pressured by her Watkins, who is Black, to practice discriminatory hiring practices, “then fostered a hostile work environment when she resisted.”

According to reports on Tuesday, NGCB representatives had no further comment about the suit or the case Judge Miranda Du is presiding over.