ADT and Fired Employee Settle Discrimination, Retaliation Suit
ADT and a 14-year former employee, who accused the company of discrimination and retaliation in a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court, have settled, according to a recent court filing.
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********* ****, **, ** *******-******** ****** and * ****** *** **** *******, sued *** *** ************** *** *********** in ******* ****.
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*** **** ******* *** ** *********** against *** ***** *** ********** ** the ******* *** **** ***** ** EEOC *********.
*** *** ******* ******* * ********** of *** ******* ******* ********* ** August **, ****, *** *** **** complaint ***** ** **** ******* *** is ***** *******.
Racial ************** ***********
********* ** *** ******, **** *** hired ** *** **** ** *** Irving, *****, ****** *** ******** * promotion ** **** ** **** *******, Customer **** *** ********* **********.
******* ******* **** *** ********* ****, ADT ***** ***** ********* ********* ** a ***** ******* "****** *****" **** Bray, *** ********* ******, *** ** a ****** ** $***,***, ****** $**,*** more **** **** *** *******.
** ****, *** ****** *******, **** made *********** ** ****** ************** ** a ********* ** ***. ** *** time, **** ******* **** *** *** paying ******* ******* ********* ********* **** supervised **** **** **** **** ****** Bray.
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** ****** ****, **** *** ******** that *** ***** ** ********** **** ADT ** *** *** *** **** a *** ******** ** *** ******* within **** **** * *****. ******** Bray ******* *** ******* *********, *** was *** *****. **** **** *** with ** ***** ** ****** ** severance.
Age ************** ***********
*** ******* **** ******* *** ** discriminating ******* **** **** *** ***** of *** ******* *** *** ********* passed **** *** ********** **** **** given ** ******* ********* **** **** experience.
****** * ******* ************* ** ******** 2020, *** ********* *******, *** ******* Bray * ******** **** ** ******* salary **** *** **** **** **** younger ********* ** *** **** ******** were ******* ****.
**** **** ******* **** *** *** not ******* *** ********** ******* **** were ***** ** ******* ********** ******* a “*** ** *** ********” ********* process, ******* ********* ***** ******* ** new ********* ******* *** *** ***** publicly ******.
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*** ******* **** ******* **** *** retaliated ******* **** ********* ******** *** took ** *** *** ******* **************. According ** *** ******, **** ***** complaints ** ******* ********* **** *** about *** ********* ****** *** ***** issues.
** *** ****, **** ***** *** first ********* **** *** ****. *** received *** ****** ** ***** ** sue ** ******* **** *** *********** filed ****.**** ******* **** *** *** ***** of *** **** ****** ***, ** a *********** *******, *** *** *** issue *** ****** ***** ******** ** bonus ******* *** ***** *** *** eligible.
** ******** ****, *** ***** ******* ********* **** *** ****, ********* race, ***, *** *** ************** *** retaliation ** ********* ** *** *********** and *** ********* *********** *** ******* she *** ******* ** ********** ** the ****** ** *** ***** ******. Bray’s ****** ****** ** ********* ******* with *** ****.
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*** **** ***************** ********* ** ****** ****.***** *** ******** **** **** **** Bray * ****** ***** *** ******** of *** ****** ***** *** ********** demoted *** ****** *** *************, **** denied **** *** ** ***** ********* were **** ** *** ***** ** race *** ***. *** ******* **** admitted ** ************* ********** ** *********** Bray's ***** ***** *** ********, ******** they *** ******** ** **** *** to *** **** ***** *** **** salary ** *** *****.
***********, *** ****** ** ***** ******** that, ***** **** **** ***** **. Bray *** ********* *********** ***** *** lesser ******** ******** ** *** ************, the ******* ****** **** *** ********* any ******** **** ****** ************** ** connection **** *** *** ************.
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******* ** ** ******* ****** **** hired ** * **** **** *** rate. ***** ****** **** **** **** the ******* **** ** *****, ********* the ******* ****** ********* **** *** years. *************, ** ******* ********* ******, we ***** **** ** ***** ************* more ***** ** *** ********** **** what *** ******* ********* ****. *** post-COVID *** ****** *** *********** **** problem ************.
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