Thirteen women who worked at Black News Channel say in lawsuit they were paid less than men and disciplined for being too aggressive in the workplace.
A Times review of court filings, CBS’ internal communications and interviews with two dozen current and former CBS television station employees found that many were troubled by the outcome of the investigation and questioned the company’s commitment to cleaning up its culture.
According to the suit, Flete signed a two-year contract as an on-air journalist in June 2020 at an annual salary of $42,000, and was promoted to host of the morning show. The complaint said she was paid significantly less than male employees with similar experience. Flete was told by BNC that the network no longer needed a morning show host. However, a new host was hired six weeks later. Flete claims she was dismissed in retaliation for her complaint to human resources.
Another former BNC employee, Felicia Burton, said she was paid significantly less than several of the white men who reported to her. She raised the issue of inappropriate behavior by male employees with human resources.
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