Bluffton settles age discrimination complaint

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — A former Bluffton police lieutenant who claimed she was the object of age discrimination has settled her lawsuit with the town.

The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports (http://bit.ly/LKWjYA ) that 56-year-old Katherine Sours will receive $150,000. Details of the settlement were released Wednesday.

Sours filed a complaint alleging comments made by Police Chief David McAllister showed age was a factor in her termination from the police force. The town had said the termination was because of budget cuts.

Sours joined the force in 2006. She was demoted from a supervisory position to a patrol job in February 2009, then laid off the following June.

Documents released by the town say the settlement is not an admission of liability but a compromise of a disputed claim.

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Information from: The Island Packet, http://www.islandpacket.com