Ex-Anchor Sues Bloomberg Over ‘Sexist’ Environment ‘Created’ by Mike
A former Bloomberg anchor claims she was fired in retaliation for her complaints about discrimination and gender pay gaps at the network.
Su Keenan, a 25-year vet at the network, filed a wrongful termination suit this week in New York, alleging she was escorted out of the Bloomberg offices in February and told her job was cut “due to structural changes” after she complained about “unlawful” behavior by her managers. The former anchor claims Bloomberg violated multiple counts of the New York State Human Rights Law, as well as the state’s laws against unequal pay and workplace retaliation. She seeks compensation including back pay, future lost earnings, and damages covering emotional pain and suffering. Bloomberg did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“Bloomberg has a long history of a systemic top-down sexist culture created and condoned by its co-founder and majority owner, Michael Bloomberg, and top male executives,” Keenan alleged in the complaint.