{"id":1179646,"date":"2022-12-21T16:16:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T22:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=1179646"},"modified":"2022-12-21T16:16:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T22:16:40","slug":"nike-discrimination-lawsuit-pay-disparity-sexual-harrassment-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nike-discrimination-lawsuit-pay-disparity-sexual-harrassment-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Nike Discrimination Lawsuit Details Pay Disparity, Sexual Harassment, & More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Court documents from an ongoing 2018 gender discrimination lawsuit against Nike<\/a> have been made public last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The documents were made public after a successful court challenge by Business Insider<\/em>, The Oregonian<\/em>, and the Portland Business Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2018, four Nike employees filed a lawsuit against the company as they claim they were subject to gender discrimination and sexual harassment. According to the recently unsealed court documents, Nike employees had an alleged gender pay gap of $11,000 between 2015 and 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The alleged pay gap was calculated by an expert witness for plaintiffs who used data provided by Nike during the discovery phase of the lawsuit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Business Insider<\/em><\/a>, plaintiffs allege the calculation shows women on average were paid less “even though women had the same or better performance ratings, educational background, and work experience.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since 2018, Nike has made efforts to close the pay gap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The company raised salaries for more than 7,000 employees and changed how it awards annual bonuses to its global staff in an attempt to address concerns about pay equity and corporate culture, per CNBC<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently, Nike said it has achieved 100% pay parity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the pay disparity, the lawsuit details sexual harassment incidents and a toxic culture for women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Per Business Insider<\/a><\/em>, several respondents said the following in the Starfish survey: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then-Nike CEO Mark Parker, the company’s current executive chairman, received the survey on March 5, 2018, which led to multiple stories and then sweeping efforts by the company in response to Nike’s alleged “boys’ club” culture, Business Insider<\/em> reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Shortly after receiving the survey results, Parker issued a company-wide statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Over the past few weeks, we’ve become aware of reports occurring within our organization that do not reflect our core values of inclusivity, respect, and empowerment,” Parker said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At least\u00a011 executives left Nike<\/a>\u00a0after the surveys were given to Parker, according to Business Insider<\/em>. The company has made progress on pay equity and more women have become vice presidents. Additionally, in the 2018 fiscal year, 36% of Nike’s vice presidents were women and has since climbed to 43% with a goal of 45% within three years,\u00a0according to the company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the lawsuit’s emergence, Nike has repeatedly attempted to keep the documents sealed. However, the recent court ruling has opened the floodgates to the company’s dark & not-so-distant past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We agree with the court’s ruling. In a class action impacting thousands of Oregonians, the public has a right to view the evidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nike should not be able to hide statistics evidencing Nike’s discriminatory practices. Nor should Nike be able to hide that it stopped its promotion practice study, especially when it touted that study publicly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As the court noted, ‘sunlight is the best disinfectant’ \u2014 the only way to truly achieve justice is to have a transparent and open examination of Nike’s treatment of women in the workplace.”<\/p>\nLaura Salerno Owens, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
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