Bayer Unit Accused of Sex Discrimination

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I just came across this lawsuit and found it very interesting!

Bayer is a HealthCare Pharmaceuticals company.  Recently a lawsuit has been filed by 6 current or former employees. It states that the company paid women less, denied them promotions, and allowed a hostile workplace.  The lawyer representing the six women claimed that “Bayer profited off my clients’ hard work, but refused to acknowledge that hare work equitably.”  

The lawsuit also says that in the news letter from October 2010 that it suggested that men make better managers than women because women are prone to “mood swings” and “backstabbing.” It goes on to say that the senior managers of the company were against women who had to take pregnancy leaves and two even stated that they needed to stop hiring younger women. Furthermore, the suit states that two of the plaintiffs had an annual salary that was $30,000 less than that paid to men at the same level. The plaintiffs are seeking back pay, compensatory damages, and a change in the company’s policies to ensure that in the future, women will be treated equally.

Bayer plans to defend itself by denying that these allegations are true. They say that they are a company that does not discriminate and they provide an equal treatment to all employees.

Things like this are constantly happening in the work place.  People with authority sometimes think that they can get by with just about anything.  I am glad that some women in the company finally stood up for themselves, especially if all of the alligations are ture. Do you agree with what the plaintiffs are seeking?  Do you think the senior managers that made these statments deserved to be punished as well?

 

Nina Pysson