Former VA worker wins $300,000 judgment

TAMPA -- A federal court jury has awarded $300,000 to a former pharmacist at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center who accused the Department of Veterans Affairs of religious discrimination.

Lynne C. Krop, 45, of Clearwater, who worked as a infectious disease clinical pharmacist and clinical residency director, said the VA refused to allow her to take leave without pay for Jewish religious holidays, among other allegations. Krop said that violated federal law.

Krop said the VA essentially forced her to resign over the dispute in 2004 after 14 years with the agency.

After a four-day trial in U.S. District Court in Tampa, a jury on Thursday awarded her $300,000, the maximum allowed by law. The VA declined to comment pending an appeal.

-- William R. Levesque, Times staff writer

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[Jag136]

OKs, she gets the money, that is good...now is the VA employee responsible for this getting fired and why not??