Ottawa County to pay out $225,000 to settle age-discrimination lawsuit

Written By Chris Crothers

Photo by: Ilene Gould, FOX 17

By Matt Witkos, MLive, September 12, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ottawa County is set to settle another lawsuit by paying out $225,000.

Ryan Kimball, 49, sued the county after he was passed up for a job with the county for someone younger than him.

"It's very rare to have direct evidence of age discrimination, and that's what we had here," Kimball's attorney, Rob Howard, said.

An email obtained by FOX 17 shows the county's human resources director shared her concern about comments made by former County Administrator John Gibbs.

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