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Article

6 Apr 2013

Author:
Brandon Jones, Global Dispatch [USA]

Fox Sports sued for discrimination, Jerry Davis alleges no black has ever been promoted above VP [USA]

Jerry Davis alleges in a lawsuit filed…in Los Angeles Superior Court that the Fox Sports Corporate Group [part of Fox Entertainment Group which is part of News Corp.] currently employs 34 executives above the VP level – and not one of them is black…“…Fox Sports, through its various divisions and entities, has intentionally maintained a practice of directly and indirectly favoring the hiring and/or promotion of non-Black and non-minority employees at senior levels without any legitimate reason. Mr. Davis is a direct victim of this discriminatory practice.” According to the complaint filed by Harmeen Jones, 32, who is African-American…[h]e claims that he was treated differently — such as not being allowed to take sick days and being blamed for mistakes he did not have any control over — and received poor marks on his employee review that were based on reasons that were “factually inaccurate.”…Fox declined to comment on the suit…[Refers to Fox Cable Network Services, Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports and Fox Networks Group]