DiBenedetto v. AT&T Services, Inc.

  1. October 19, 2023

    White Ex-AT&T Exec Says Race Bias Suit Should Go To Trial

    A former AT&T assistant vice president urged a Georgia federal judge not to toss his suit alleging he was terminated because he was a 58-year-old white man, arguing a jury should consider whether the company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts cost him a job.

  2. September 28, 2023

    AT&T Says White Exec Let Go For Performance, Not Race

    AT&T Services Inc. asked a Georgia federal judge to grant it a win in a former assistant vice president's lawsuit accusing the company of dumping him because he's an older white man, saying his poor leadership and teamwork skills cost him his job.

  3. June 06, 2022

    AT&T Loses Dismissal Bid In White, Male Ex-Exec's Bias Suit

    A Georgia federal judge on Monday officially denied AT&T's motion to dismiss a suit accusing the telecom giant of pushing out a 58-year-old white man because of his age, race and gender, agreeing with a magistrate judge's recommendation that the assertions are sufficiently backed up — for now.

  4. May 20, 2022

    AT&T Should Face White Ex-Exec's Bias Claims, Judge Says

    AT&T should have to face a suit accusing it of terminating a 58-year-old white man because his identity conflicted with the company's diversity and inclusion plans, a federal judge in Atlanta recommended.

  5. November 03, 2021

    Ex-AT&T Exec Says Diversity Push Cost Him His Job

    A former assistant vice president in AT&T's property tax group sued the company for age, gender and race bias in Georgia federal court, alleging he was pushed out because he lacked the "longevity, skin color, and gender" the company needed to satisfy diversity goals.