A Fox News Reporter says the network punished her when she complained about discrimination. Now the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing — but Fox calls the suit “suspiciously timed.”
According to Politico’s Keach Hagey, homeland security reporter Catherine Herridge — apparently called “the terror pixie” by some — complained in 2007 of discrimination for her age and gender. Amanda Hess of TBD writes that Herridge also alleged that “female and black correspondents were given less desirable shifts.” The next year, Fox gave her a contract that referred to her complaints, and stipulated that she wouldn’t become an anchor or co-anchor while it was in effect. She wouldn’t sign, and so became an at-will employee for the next nine months, causing her “considerable stress.” Now the EEOC is suing Fox, claiming that the restrictive contract was a retaliation for Herridge’s complaints. Says Lynette Barnes, an attorney for the EEOC, “What our lawsuit alleges is the she complained internally of age and gender discrimination, and those complaints are covered by our statutes. You cannot be retaliated against for making internal complaints for age and gender discrimination.”
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