Labor & Employment
Dell Sued Over Claimed ‘Concrete’ Ceiling
Posted Oct 29, 2008 4:28 PM CST
By Martha Neil
Alleging that recent layoffs at Dell have unfairly targeted older workers and women, four former human resources managers there filed a federal class action suit today against the computer maker.
They are seeking $500 million in damages in the Northern District of California action, arguing that each of the four plaintiffs lost more than $1 million in salary and benefits because of alleged employment discrimination, reports the New York Times.
"At Dell, it is an understatement to say that women face a glass ceiling; Dell's glass ceiling is made of concrete," contends plaintiffs lawyer Steven Wittels in a written statement.
Dell has received a number of awards for its diversity programs, and its diversity webpage says women represent 41 percent of the company's managers in the United States.
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Ellen Barshevsky
Oct 29, 2008 9:02 PM CST
Wow, this is SO TRUE, and I HAVE A DELL COMPUTER. UGH!
I think we WOMEN should PROTEST by NOT using Dell Computers until they get RID of the Conrect Ceelings. I think it is Disgusting that women cannot get good jobs at Dell.
My boyfriend says all of the HI-TEK firms are anti-WOMEN, the google guys and the other guy from Apple all do NOT respect WOMEN.
I want to know how I am to work the COMPUTER if the company is not woman friendly. We should find out WHAT computer company is good for women. Mabye Linovo is Good, I think?
Does ANYONE have any good IDEA here for us WOMEN?
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Heidi
Oct 30, 2008 9:44 AM CST
the best advice I can give is that you remove the caps lock key from your keyboard.
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Daniel
Oct 30, 2008 10:44 AM CST
I have a good idea for you Ellen. Perhaps you should read more facts on the case than the few paragraphs you see here. Maybe you should wait for what the law says about Dell’s supposed “cement ceiling” before you start organizing any protests.
Question, Ellen: Does your boyfriend work for any “hi-tek” companies? Has he ever?
LMAO at Heidi :)
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Al Tidom
Oct 30, 2008 9:30 PM CST
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