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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CBS Stations Group of Texas, Television Station KTXA

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Case Number:

3:17-cv-02624

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Employment

Judge:

Barbara M. G. Lynn

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  1. July 13, 2020

    Texas CBS Affiliate Will Pay To End Reporter's Age Bias Suit

    CBS' Texas unit has agreed to pay $215,000 to settle allegations from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that its Dallas-Fort Worth station discriminated against a 48-year-old traffic reporter when it hired a younger, less-experienced reporter for its morning broadcast.

  2. April 20, 2020

    EEOC Says Evidence Implies Age Bias In CBS Station's Hiring

    A CBS affiliate failed to prove negative audience feedback motivated its decision to pass over a seasoned contributor and offer the job to less-qualified, younger candidates for on-air positions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Texas federal court.

  3. March 30, 2020

    Station Says Viewer Jeers Sunk Reporter's Bid For Traffic Gig

    An "unusual and alarming" amount of negative feedback from viewers, and not age, was grounds for a CBS affiliate's decision not to promote a fill-in reporter to on-air traffic reporter, the station has told a Texas federal judge.