(Providence, RI) -- The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals is upholding an award of half-a-million-dollars to a former Providence firefighter. Lieutenant Lori Franchina sued the city claiming her co-workers harassed her because she's a woman and a lesbian. Franchina claimed she had filed complaints with the department prior to her retiring in 2013. Mayor Elorza says the city will not appeal the latest three-judge panel decision.