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White, Male Writer Says CBS Uses Illegal Diversity Quotas

By Grace Elletson · March 1, 2024, 7:27 PM EST

CBS Studios Inc. enacted discriminatory diversity quotas that kept white, straight men out of its writers rooms, according to a suit filed in California federal court by a freelance writer who...

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Documents

Complaint

Case Information

Case Title

Brian Beneker v. CBS Studios, Inc. et al

Case Number

2:24-cv-01659

Court

California Central

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

February 29, 2024

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