Jury Rejects IRS Reverse-Bias Case

A federal jury decided that a black administrator for the Internal Revenue Service office in Oklahoma City did not discriminate against three managers who are white. But the jury said the agency did retaliate against one of the three, supervisor Gary Hoeffken, for complaining repeatedly about how he was treated. Jurors rejected a similar claim from the two other managers. The jury awarded Hoeffken $200,000 in damages. Judge Robin Cauthron set A Sept. 10 hearing was set to determine how much more money the IRS owes Hoeffken for back pay and future lost wages.