The former general counsel of Connecticut-based commodities trader Gerald Metals sued the company Tuesday for gender and age discrimination, saying that she was denied pay increases on par with male attorneys and forced to tolerate a “good ol’ boy” work environment.
In her suit, attorney Roxanne Khazarian accuses Gerald Metals CEO Craig Dean of purposefully marginalizing older workers and particularly older women. The company has regularly held business events at the Playboy Club in London and has never had a female member of its board in its 50-year history, the suit alleges.
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