AG Andy Beshear sued by former staffer alleging sex discrimination

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A former assistant attorney general has filed suit against Attorney General Andy Beshear alleging sex discrimination and violations of Kentucky’s Whistleblower Act.

Lainie Kaiser had been involved in some high-profile cases on behalf of the attorney general’s office since she hired in a year and a half ago, including one that led to a $24 million settlement from Purdue Pharma, the drugmaker that produces the addictive painkiller OxyContin, which has been widely abused in Kentucky.

Kaiser said in the lawsuit filed earlier this month in Franklin Circuit Court that she went to her supervisors seeking a merit raise in April and was told there was no money in the budget. In July, she met again with a supervisor, and asked why male attorneys were given raises while female attorneys were denied.

On August 10, Kaiser said she spoke with the attorney general’s human resources office to express concerns about workload, work stress, and “preferential treatment towards men over women in raises and work assignments.”

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