Black Verizon employee alleges co-workers placed noose over her desk in Morristown [telecom]

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By Cyril Josh Barker

A Black woman working at Verizon's Morristown, N.J. office is alleging that a noose was left on her desk by her co-workers, according to reports.

Marisa Powell, the alleged victim, claims in a lawsuit that she was stalked and harassed by a white co-worker in July 2015. Powell has worked for the telecommunications company as a network technician for over 30 years and said Verizon nor her union representatives did anything to address the issue after reporting the employee several times.