New York Times Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination in Ad Sales Department
In late April, two New York Times advertising department employees filed a lawsuit against The New York Times, CEO Mark Thompson, and chief revenue officer Meredith Levien, alleging that “the workplace at the Times has become an environment rife with discrimination based on age, race, and gender.”
On Monday, the Times, Mr. Thompson, and Ms. Levien formally responded, asking in separate filings that the lawsuit be dismissed and pushing back on its claims. (At the time the lawsuit was filed, a Times spokeswoman had said it “completely distorts the realities of the work environment at the New York Times.”)
“To the extent any wage disparities exist between plaintiffs and male employees in the advertising department (which defendants deny), such disparities are due to a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production, which were implemented for legitimate business reasons, and/or a differential based on factors other than sex,” the Times said in a filing.
