A black employee of Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center in Uncasville has sued the Department of Correction, alleging she was suspended without pay for one day after complaining about a white corrections officer whose vehicle had a Confederate flag prominently displayed for visitors and employees to see.

In her lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, Carla Moore said she did not immediately complain about the Confederate flag because she had hoped it was a one-time occurrence. But when the officer allegedly parked repeatedly in the same spot  with the flag on full display, Moore said she decided to complain to her immediate supervisor.