NY1 reaches deal with anchorwomen who sued over age discrimination https://t.co/HkPqYmqS 99 via @ nypost
– Henry Goldman (@hgoldman 77) December 31, 2020
Roma Torre, Kristen Shaughnessy, Jeanine Ramirez, Vivian Lee and Amanda Farinacci: the five journalists who sued the channel NY1 for age and gender discrimination , reached a confidential agreement that includes resigning from their jobs.
On your demand of 2019 vs. Charter Communications Inc., the parent company of the news channel NY1, all five claimed that they were rejected in favor of female co-workers more j Young men and talents like host Pat Kiernan.
“After engaging in a lengthy dialogue with NY1, we believe that it is of interest to all – us, NY1 and our viewers – may this litigation be resolved and we have mutually agreed to separate, ”the plaintiffs said in a statement issued by their attorneys David Gottlieb and Douglas Wigdor, on 31 from December.
“We want to thank everyone who has supported us in these times; know that the support of each and every one of the people has made a real difference ”, he quoted New York Post.
With ages between 40 and 50 years, the five women accused that a merger between Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications caused a notable decline in their careers since 2016 , and that they were fighting for the next generation of female journalists who will one day reach “a certain age ”.
Tower (61) in particular claimed that Kiernan, from 50 years, he was treated as “a golden boy in the chain”, even that he was given a cutting edge study and a big party on his 20 anniversary, summed up New York Post.
An open letter published online by journalists at 2019 claims they filed the lawsuit as a last resort after their complaints were ignored.
Charter operates as Spectrum and is the second largest cable company in the United States, highlighted Bloomberg News.
Two more journalists from NY1, Thalia Pérez and Michelle Greenstein, filed another similar lawsuit in July of 2019 claiming they were facing age and maternity discrimination.
Wow. The women who sued @ ny1 for discrimination will be leaving the station as part of a settlement. Big loss for NYC journalism. pic.twitter.com/IfYFv6QAIN
– Erin Durkin (@erinmdurkin) December 31, 2019