Estee Lauder sued
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Three former Estee Lauder employees have filed a $70 mil. lawsuit against the company claiming racial, disability and gender discrimination, lawyers representing the plaintiffs announce. The suit was filed July 8 in Central Islip, N.Y. federal court. Plaintiffs were employed in the company's Melville, N.Y. office. One plaintiff, a former manager in the corporate credit department, alleges he was repeatedly passed up for promotions and ultimately terminated because he has cancer, while two other former African American workers claim they were denied promotions and were mistreated because of their race...
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