A former county employee submitted a lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh alleging disability discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination.

Debra Bisch, 58, of Valencia, was listed as the plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Butler County Treasurer's Office that was submitted by attorney Brian Benestad of HKM Employment Attorneys.

“I don't have anything else to say other than what's been alleged in the complaint,” Benestad said Friday.

The complaint was filed Thursday with a summons issued Friday to the treasurer's office.

The complaint included two counts, one of discrimination and retaliation relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act and a second count for discrimination and retaliation pertaining to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.

“(The treasurer's office) knew or should have known about the discrimination and retaliatory conduct to which (Bisch) was subjected and failed to take appropriate remedial action,” the complaint said.

Bisch is seeking more than $75,000 in damages to remediate lost wages, medical expenses and court costs, among others.

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