MADISON, Wis. — An arbiter has recommended that CUNA be ordered to pay damages, back pay and expenses as well as the legal fees of former senior vice president Mike Miller who alleged he was fired because he complained about sexist and homophobic comments.

CUNA was motivated to fire Miller on Sept. 9, 2004 "because of his exercise of his right to oppose a discriminatory practice on the part of (CUNA Madison Chief Operating Officer (John) Franklin," Madison Equal Opportunity Commission Hearing Examiner Clifford Blackwell wrote.

He added that CUNA is a workplace "with an unusually high level of internal fighting and personality conflicts" and while noting that CUNA President Dan Mica has tried to change that aspect of the culture, that did not happen with regards to Franklin."

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