Oprah Winfrey does not look out for her
OWN.
At least not according to a new lawsuit
accusing her and the network of sexual discrimination. A female exec claims she
got the chop after getting pregnant!
Carolyn Hommel says in her lawsuit,
filed Friday, which she was hired in 2010 as senior director of scheduling and
acquisitions at Oprah's OWN network.
Hommel claims she was told she was on
track to become a Vice President with the organization, but says things changed
when she became pregnant.
According to Hommel, her duties were
slowly transferred to a temporary employee and she was excluded from meetings
when she returned from medical leave.
At that point, Carolyn claims she was
fired from OWN one month after giving birth and told to re-apply for the V.P.
gig ... only to be turned down.
Moreover, Hommel claims her boss,
Michael Garner, fabricated a performance review that "made Hommel's job
duties and responsibilities appear less 'senior'."
The allegation is that the network
retroactively tried to make her appear like a weaker candidate for the new vice
president position than she was.
Bottom line, Hommel alleges the
aforementioned conduct and her dismissal were a direct result of her becoming
pregnant and thus requiring medical leave.
O has yet to respond to the lawsuit.
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