Ex-Acting GC Hits NY-Based Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings With Federal Gender Discrimination Suit
In a federal lawsuit filed in New York, Jennifer Fischman accuses Mitsubishi, as well as several of its affiliates and company executives, of passing over her for the permanent role of GC and COO in favor of a less-qualified, younger and less-experienced male attorney.
September 20, 2018 at 09:15 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
The former acting general counsel and chief compliance officer at New York-based Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings America Inc. has sued the company in federal court, alleging that she is the victim of gender discrimination.
Her suit describes the company as “a culture devoid of any real diversity or equality for women.”
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