United wanted young, blue-eyed, blonde women to staff LA Dodgers flights, lawsuit says [View all]
Source: Reuters
United wanted young, blue-eyed, blonde women to staff LA Dodgers flights, lawsuit says
Jonathan Stempel
Fri, October 27, 2023 at 7:20 PM EDT·2 min read
(Reuters) - United Airlines has been sued by two longtime flight attendants who say they were excluded from highly coveted assignments to work on charter flights for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team because of their racial background and age.
In a complaint filed on Wednesday with the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Dawn Todd and Darby Quezada said they were passed over in favor of flight attendants who were "white, young, thin women who are predominately blond and blue-eyed," and fit a "certain look" that the Dodgers players liked.
Todd, 50, is Black, and Quezada, 44, is of Mexican, Black and Jewish descent. Both said they have worked for United for more than 15 years, and are seeking unspecified damages for alleged discrimination and harassment.
In a statement, United said: "United fosters an environment of inclusion and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind. We believe this lawsuit is without merit and intend to defend ourselves vigorously."
The Los Angeles Times reported the lawsuit earlier on Friday. ...
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