The five reporters who sued NY1 for gender discrimination and retaliation reached a confidential agreement with the job that includes quitting the job.
Roma Torre, Kristen Shaughnessy, Jeanine Ramirez, Vivian Lee and Amanda Farinacci claimed that they were stuck in favor of younger colleagues and male talents, such as anchor Pat Kiernan.
“After a long dialogue with NY1, we believe that it is in the interest of all – ours, NY1 and our spectators – for this dispute to be resolved and we have mutually agreed to separate,” the applicants said in a statement. published by their lawyers. David Gottlieb and Douglas Wigdor. “We want to thank everyone who has supported us in these times – please know that the support from each person has made a real difference.”
Aged between 40 and 61, they accused a 2016 merger between the founding of Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications of triggering a marked decline in their careers.
Despite winning numerous awards, veteran reporters said they were seen by younger colleagues, while Kiernan retained his position despite aging alongside them.
“Their time in the air has been dramatically reduced, anchoring opportunities have disappeared, the main reporting roles have been eliminated and promotional efforts have disappeared,” the lawsuit said. “All these opportunities which were snatched from the applicants were distributed to several younger women and men with substantially less experience.”
Prior to the settlement, the group asked for details of Kiernan’s contract and payment package – but a federal judge ruled earlier this month that they did not have sufficient grounds for the request.
In a previous case, Torre’s brother, Adam Friedman, stated that Kiernan’s agent urged her to drop the lawsuit, claiming that “Baby is the star” here.
The agent, Adam Leibner, declined to comment.
A spokeswoman for Spectrum Networks, whose parent company is Charter Communications, said she was pleased with the resolution. “We want to thank them for their years of dedicated news reporting to New Yorkers and wish them well in their future endeavors,” Maureen Huff said in a statement.