Feds Sue Fox News Over Reporter Catherine Herridge's Charges Of Discrimination, Retaliation

[DearAbby]

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are suing the Fox News Network for allegedly retaliating against a reporter after she complained about unequal pay and job conditions based on her gender and age.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Fox News Channel reporter Catherine Herridge filed an internal complaint about allegedly discriminatory practices in 2007.

Fox found no evidence of bias, but the EEOC says the network later included language in Herridge's employment contract intended to stop her from making any more complaints.

Herridge refused to sign the contract. The network agreed to remove the language after she complained to the EEOC.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/30/fox-news-catherine-herridge-eeoc-federal-lawsuit_n_746235.html?ref=fb&src=sp

[sakabatou]

1. Fox News is bad, bad, bad

[JI7]

2. She is still at Fox NEws ?

[get the red out]

3. What's wrong with her?

A bleach job wouldn't have cost that much and would have GREATLY increased her value to her employer. :sarcasm:

[KharmaTrain]

4. And She'll Get A Lot Older Waiting For A Settlement

I've known too many who faced discrimination and outright harassment that ended up in court. In many cases the ordeal that follows is worse than the original harassment. Be assured Rupert has an army of lawyers who will drag this thing out for years; hoping she'll get tired of all the time, expense and angst and just drop the whole thing. Also, if she's going job hunting, it's tough enough fighting for the fewer and fewer broadcast jobs...especially when you have a "black mark" of a discrimination suit. I hope she writes a book...really dish the dirt and make some money cause she'll have plenty of time waiting and need the money.

[Scurrilous]

5. Good.

:thumbsup: