The Young Turks, the progressive news and media company, has been sued by a former employee who alleged he was subjected to discriminatory treatment — and ultimately fired — because he is black.
Andrew Jones, a black journalist who worked for Tyt Network for six months in 2017, alleged that he was held to a different standard than white colleagues. Jones claimed he was fired after he refused to sign a severance agreement under which he would agree to not sue Tyt Network for racial discrimination.
Jones’s lawsuit seeks compensatory damages and punitive damages of at least $75,000, plus attorney’s fees and litigation costs. He says he suffered economic injury in the form of lost wages and a “harmed reputation” as well as “considerable emotional distress,” according to the lawsuit.
Reps for Tyt Network did not respond to a request for comment.
Jones had previously filed a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights,...
Andrew Jones, a black journalist who worked for Tyt Network for six months in 2017, alleged that he was held to a different standard than white colleagues. Jones claimed he was fired after he refused to sign a severance agreement under which he would agree to not sue Tyt Network for racial discrimination.
Jones’s lawsuit seeks compensatory damages and punitive damages of at least $75,000, plus attorney’s fees and litigation costs. He says he suffered economic injury in the form of lost wages and a “harmed reputation” as well as “considerable emotional distress,” according to the lawsuit.
Reps for Tyt Network did not respond to a request for comment.
Jones had previously filed a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights,...
- 7/18/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Andrew Jerrell Jones, a former reporter for The Young Turks (Tyt) -- a leading progressive digital news organization -- has filed a complaint with the New York State Division Of Human Rights for racial discrimination
In the complaint, Jones, who is black, alleges that he was treated differently from his white colleagues with respect to expectations, deadlines, and travel budgets, BuzzFeed reports. Jones says he contacted Tyt co-founder David Koller to relate these experiences, though they were never investigated by the company. Instead, Jones says, he received veiled threats of being terminated.
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In the complaint, Jones, who is black, alleges that he was treated differently from his white colleagues with respect to expectations, deadlines, and travel budgets, BuzzFeed reports. Jones says he contacted Tyt co-founder David Koller to relate these experiences, though they were never investigated by the company. Instead, Jones says, he received veiled threats of being terminated.
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- 1/25/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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