Already battling several racial discrimination claims in the courts, CNN now finds itself facing a class action from a former employee and others – and the move is based on the cable news network’s own stats.
Former and current black employees on Tuesday filed a class action lawsuit against Atlanta-based CNN, Turner Broadcasting and New York based parent company Time Warner for racial discrimination.“As a result of the current discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of DeWayne Walker vs. CNN, Time Warner & Turner, we have uncovered stories involving abuse of power, nepotism, revenge, retaliation and discrimination,” attorney Daniel Meachum said in a statement today. A producer at CNN, Walker sued the network earlier this year for $50 million over alleged discrimination and retaliation.
“A review of compensation ratios, provided by Turner and/or CNN’s Human Resources Diversity Trends Report amongst Turner’s various departments indicate staunch discrimination in compensation for males of color and minorities holding positions above mid-level managing,” claims the jury-seeking action filed yesterday in federal court against the Jeff Zucker-run channel, TBS and Time Warner. “Salaries paid by Turner and/or CNN to African Americans compared with salaries paid to Caucasian employees reveals dramatic differences in pay in similarly situated employees of different race,” read the suit, filed on behalf of now-pink-slipped CNNer Conner Celeslie Henley and longtime TBS employee Ernie Colbert Jr.
Former and current black employees on Tuesday filed a class action lawsuit against Atlanta-based CNN, Turner Broadcasting and New York based parent company Time Warner for racial discrimination.“As a result of the current discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of DeWayne Walker vs. CNN, Time Warner & Turner, we have uncovered stories involving abuse of power, nepotism, revenge, retaliation and discrimination,” attorney Daniel Meachum said in a statement today. A producer at CNN, Walker sued the network earlier this year for $50 million over alleged discrimination and retaliation.
“A review of compensation ratios, provided by Turner and/or CNN’s Human Resources Diversity Trends Report amongst Turner’s various departments indicate staunch discrimination in compensation for males of color and minorities holding positions above mid-level managing,” claims the jury-seeking action filed yesterday in federal court against the Jeff Zucker-run channel, TBS and Time Warner. “Salaries paid by Turner and/or CNN to African Americans compared with salaries paid to Caucasian employees reveals dramatic differences in pay in similarly situated employees of different race,” read the suit, filed on behalf of now-pink-slipped CNNer Conner Celeslie Henley and longtime TBS employee Ernie Colbert Jr.