Illinois woman files discrimination complaint

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Illinois woman files discrimination complaint

Laura Valenziano, as an 18-year employee with United Health Group, is advocating to make her workplace a safe place for GLBT employees.

Valenziano has been advocating within the company as a member of the team seeking to establish a GLBT affinity group within United Health Group.

And, last month, Valenziano became an advocate in another venue, leveling a complaint against United Health with the state of Illinois.

The 55-year-old lesbian cancer survivor from Buffalo Grove, Ill., is alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation, age, gender and perceived disability in a complaint filed in early June with the Illinois Department of Human Rights.

Valenziano, a telecommuter with United Health, alleges her workplace trouble began last spring, after she was assigned to report to a new manager, whose praise for her performance ended after their first face-to-face meeting in Orlando, Fla.

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