August 11, 2017
A California federal judge trimmed a gender bias suit brought by a former top television executive at Viacom Inc. subsidiary Black Entertainment Television LLC on Thursday, determining that Viacom was liable as the executive’s employer, but that she did not allege sufficient facts to support certain defamation claims.
June 26, 2017
A former top television executive at Black Entertainment Television LLC asked a California federal court Friday to toss gender bias claims made against him by a female executive under Title VII and California's Fair Employment & Housing Act, saying those statutes don't impart individual liability for discrimination on supervisors.
May 31, 2017
Black Entertainment Television and parent company Viacom Inc. each asked a California federal court to throw out a former top executive's suit alleging she was fired in retaliation for complaining about bias, saying Tuesday the claims were confusingly vague and sensationalized.
May 04, 2017
A former top Black Entertainment Television executive who was fired while out on medical leave slapped the network and parent company Viacom Inc. with a lawsuit in California federal court on Wednesday, alleging she was retaliated against after raising complaints about a biased and hostile work environment toward women.