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Lynda Keever

Lynda Keever

Lynda Keever is a freelance writer and editor based in Asheville, NC. She is a licensed attorney, musician, traveler and adventurer. She brings her love of discovery and passion for details to her writing and to the editing of the works of others.

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Signage of Rolls-Royce displayed on a brick wall.
$135,000 Settlement in Rolls-Royce Labor Discrimination Case

Twenty-six women applied for machine operator positions at Rolls-Royce’s Prince George, Virginia facility in 2017. They were not hired. Now, Rolls-Royce will be paying them $135,000 in back wages plus interest and will give four of the women jobs at the plant, with seniority from the date they were denied... Read More »

A crowd of protesters holding signs demanding justice for Alton Sterling and opposing police brutality during a Black Lives Matter demonstration.
Fifth Circuit Decision Vacated In Sterling Protest Case

On Monday, November 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States vacated the Fifth Circuit Court’s decision that said a protest organizer could be sued for injuries inflicted by someone else during the protest. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented without a written explanation. In response to the 2016 police officer-involved... Read More »