https://journalnow.com/news/lo...d6-7fa1b096caed.html

A federal jury in Charlotte awarded a former top executive with Novant Health Inc. $10 million on Tuesday after he claimed in a lawsuit that he was fired from his job because he is a white male

David Duvall said in his 2019 lawsuit that he lost his job as senior vice president of marketing and communication in July 2018 at Novant Health because of the company’s efforts to diversify many of its top leadership positions.

The jury said that Duvall proved that his race and gender were motivating factors in Novant Health’s decision to terminate him, according to the jury’s verdict form. The jury also indicated that Novant Health failed to prove that it would have dismissed Duvall regardless of his race.

“We are pleased that the jury agreed that Duvall’s race and gender were unlawful factors in his termination — that he was fired to make room for more diverse leaders at Novant,” S. Luke Largess of Charlotte, Duvall’s attorney

Duvall said he was fired three years ago without warning or explanation shortly before his fifth anniversary with the company. Duvall was replaced by two women, one Black and one white, according to the lawsuit.

Duvall, who worked in Charlotte, accused Novant Health of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits race and gender discrimination in the workplace.

“Defendant’s (Novant Health’s) termination of (Duvall) for the purpose of improving diversity constituted discrimination based on sex and race,” the lawsuit said.

Novant Health employs more than 35,000 workers and has more than 2,300 doctors at nearly 800 locations in three states, according to its website. The company serves more than 6 million patients annually.

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“Defendant’s (Novant Health’s) termination of (Duvall) for the purpose of improving diversity constituted discrimination based on sex and race,” the lawsuit said.

D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y ... is racism and discrimination, when are people going to wake up?

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Originally posted by smschulz:
D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y ... is racism and discrimination, when are people going to wake up?

They've been permanently brainwashed.

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Duvall was replaced by two women, one Black and one white, according to the lawsuit.

Sheeeit that ain't nothin, I'm self employed and my boss told me he'd have to hire 3 people to replace me.

My former company did it regularly. Of course there is no written policy and nobody is stupid enough to put it in writing, but it was unwritten HR policy to not even bother to try to hire any older white males for any senior-level position or lower. A guy at the VP level as in this case may have had better access to the type of documentation needed to prove a case like this than the typical rank and file.

They're breaking out the parkas and mittens in Hell.

^^^^ LOL ^^^^

He only got $10 mil because of white privilege!

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Duvall was replaced by two women, one Black and one white

So it takes two women to do the job of one man...is that how I read this?

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Originally posted by 229DAK:

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Duvall was replaced by two women, one Black and one white

So it takes two women to do the job of one man...is that how I read this?

Ha ha ha!

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Originally posted by bigwagon:
A guy at the VP level as in this case may have had better access to the type of documentation needed to prove a case like this than the typical rank and file.

Quite true.
This guy had enough access to view the skeletons in the closet, take pictures of them and share it. Somebody in middle-management, let alone a worker-bee, isn't necessarily going to have the policy access nor, the resources to bring such a lawsuit. Nevertheless, this is precedent setting, at least in North Carolina

Fired in 2018
Brought suit in 2019
Case verdict at the end of in 2021
that's awhile....

A mechanical contractor I know won a federal contract. The contract required diversity that amounted to two additional minorities be hired. There were no minority plumbers available in the area, and there was no contract time allowance to recruit. The contractor qualified by hiring one female black person for a make work position.

If this type of lawsuit becomes common, most large businesses in this country will be sued into bankruptcy.

30 years ago I was passed over for a promotion so that they could hire a black woman off of the street (recent grad). I had to teach her how to do the job while doing it for her. Someone stole her from us after about a year.

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Someone stole her from us after about a year.

Across the Mason-Dixon, was it?

Hahaha, Para your wit is awesome