July 27, 2021
An in-house lawyer for Swedish appliance company Electrolux agreed to drop a sex discrimination lawsuit alleging he was denied a promotion from interim to permanent general counsel because he's a man, according to a filing in North Carolina federal court on Monday.
January 20, 2021
Electrolux's former interim general counsel claims he was denied the permanent position because of the Swedish appliance company's discriminatory preference to hire women for leadership positions as part of a push to diversify its ranks, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in North Carolina federal court.