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Article

20 Sep 2018

Author:
Chris Welch, The Verge (USA)

USA: Ex-employee files lawsuit against Spotify alleging gender discrimination & equal pay violation; co. denies allegations

"Spotify sued by former sales employee over gender discrimination and equal pay violations", 19 Sep 2018

A former sales executive at Spotify has sued both the streaming music company and its US head of sales, Brian Berner, over alleged gender discrimination, equal pay violations, and defamation over her firing.  In a complaint filed with the New York Supreme Court..., Hong Perez accused Spotify of fostering a negative work culture for women at the company...[T]he complaint says...during her time at Spotify, Perez “became increasingly concerned” about the company’s treatment of women.  She points to two work-related trips...that were glaring examples of the preferential treatment that men received...Perez says that Berner gave a higher salary bump and greater equity award to a male counterpart that held the same job title as Perez and another woman underneath him.  But this issue is systemic, according to the complaint...The lawsuit says that Perez was unjustly fired...over a business deal that was actually led by Berner...In statement given to Variety, Spotify said “We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind at any level. While we cannot comment on the specific details of a pending litigation, these claims are without merit.”