A longtime Disney executive decided to put a stain on the beloved corporate tradition of rainbow-washing when he filed a lawsuit claiming the company was discriminating against him based on his sexual orientation
“After his sexual orientation became known to his superiors and after being discriminated against and put on a dead-end career track and repeatedly denied promotions with no remedy or relief from HR, Plaintiff is informed and believes that yet again, in or around April 2021, several promotions occurred, but Plaintiff once again was not promoted.
“Plaintiff is also informed and believes that his compensation is less than other individuals who are also department heads and that his title is lower than other individuals who are also department heads, especially for someone of Plaintiff’s experience and tenure,”While it’s unlikely that a lawsuit from a white and presumably wealthy gay man who has worked at Disney for over two and a half decades will create any meaningful change in how the company treats its LGBTQ+ employees, I can’t help...
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