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  1. Anonymous

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    Does this lawsuit not remind you of what goes on at Phadia?

    Quest hit with $100 million gender discrimination suit

    * Suit seeks $100 million in damages

    * Company "grooms junior male employees"

    * Discriminates against female workers

    By Jennifer Golson

    NEW JERSEY , Jan 12 (Reuters) - Female sales representatives at Quest Diagnostics Inc on Thursday filed a $100 million federal lawsuit against the company, accusing the medical testing giant of gender discrimination.

    Filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, the lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of "hundreds" of current and former female sales representatives who worked at the New Jersey-based company since Feb. 17, 2010 .

    The suit, which was brought by Erin Beery and Heather

    Traeger , sales managers who are employed by Quest subsidiary AmeriPath Inc, says that Quest "grooms junior male employees for leadership positions," while fostering "an environment hostile to the success and advancement of female employees ."

    "Quest has known or should have known that its business practices - including, but not limited to, its promotion, discipline, demotion, evaluation, and compensation practices - have an illegal disparate impact on female employees, employees with family responsibilities, and pregnant employees," the lawsuit says. "Despite this knowledge, Quest has failed to take measures to rectify such illegal disparate impact."

    According to the suit, two women in Quest's upper management, Michele Zwickl, vice president of sales for AmeriPath and Tara Botarelli, AmeriPath sales director for the East, "encourage and support" an "old boys' club," at the company.

    Beery and Traeger accuse Quest of favoring male employees when it comes to promotions and pay and discriminating against workers who are pregnant and have caretaking responsibilities. The company also engages in sexual harassment and retaliates against workers who report harassment, the suit says.

    Of 17 people in Quest's management, four are women, the suit says. Only two of the nine members on Quest's board of directors are women, according to the suit.

    In a statement, Quest Diagnostics spokeswoman Wendy Bost said the company hadn't yet been served with or seen a copy of the lawsuit. "Quest Diagnostics is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be routinely recognized as a top employer in communities around the U.S," she said.

    The complaint is Erin Beery and Heather Traeger et al v. Quest Diagnostics Inc. and AmeriPath Inc, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Docket number not immediately available.
     

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  3. Anonymous

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    That was my impression as well. I was at a MAP program with DW and noticed that he added nothing as a moderator. I'd see him at regional/NSM drinking and would attempt to engage you in conversation that was not professional for someone at his "level" to do. Does DE really not have any clue? DE promoted KW to senior HR director even though everyone knew she was not ethical nor fit for that role. I like DE, good leader, but it doesn't add up.
     
  4. Anonymous

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    Time to catch you up....you're right that DW will inquire about non-related subjects just to engage....he is a protected species so he can get away with anything, and he has no "level"...he's a consultant. As for KW, her lack of ethics and rudeness caught up to her as she was recently released to the street
     
  5. Anonymous

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    DW to a tee. KW was canned and replaced by a TFS bestie.
     
  6. Anonymous

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    Engangered species go extinct all the time. DW is not as protected as he would like to think. KW's release to the street - well, it couldn't have happened to a nicer person. Karma is a B*tch, just like she is.
     
  7. Anonymous

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    Who is that azzhole on the DSM thread below?
     
  8. Anonymous

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    I know this probably goes without saying to most of you but don't use your company phones to post on this website. Use your personal phones or a computer away from work. Cafepharma does not give keep or give out IP addresses. The company has zero way of knowing who you are if you keep your posts anonymous. Don't let them tell you otherwise. If you're unsure just contact the administrators and they'll tell you the same thing. The only way you'll get busted is giving away too much of who you are.

    Also be careful of individual information being given out to bait you into posting. I wouldn't put it past anyone in this shthole of a company to try and put select information out to individuals to see if it baits them into posting. Don't let them catch you.
     
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  10. Anonymous

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    You my friend. . . . . .will pay. P.D.I