Jury hears testimony in UVM gender discrimination case

University of Vermont, Burlington. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
BURLINGTON — A Chittenden Superior Court jury began hearing testimony this week in a gender discrimination case brought against the University of Vermont by a former employee.
Cynthia Ruescher, an information technology specialist, filed suit against the university in December 2014, claiming nine violations of Vermont’s Fair Employment Practices Act and other laws.
A grievance she had filed earlier with the Equal