Navy Federal, X, others face discrimination class action lawsuits from consumers, employees

Discrimination class action lawsuits overview: 

• Who: Consumers and employees recently filed discrimination complaints against Navy Federal Credit Union, X Corp. and Twitter Inc. and Activision Blizzard. 
• Why: The complaints allege varying forms of discrimination, including ageism, sexism and/or racism. 
• Where: The complaints were filed in Virginia and California federal courts and the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

Consumers and employees recently filed discrimination class action lawsuits against Navy Federal Credit Union, X and Activision Blizzard. 

Additionally, the U.S. Marshals Service agreed to a discrimination settlement and a federal judge prevented the 2nd Circuit from hearing a case involving the National Football League (NFL). 

An individual may choose to file a discrimination claim against a company or employer if they feel they have been treated unfairly on account of their race, gender, age or sexual orientation, among other things. 

Navy Federal denies minority mortgage applications, class action says

A pair of individuals filed a discrimination class action lawsuit against Navy Federal Credit Union in late December, arguing the company denies minority-submitted mortgage applications they claim would have been approved for similarly situated white Americans. 

The complaint, which was consolidated with another action earlier this month, alleges Navy Federal’s discrimination caused minorities to pay more for their homes. 

“With homeownership serving as the traditional foundation of a stable, middle-class life, Navy Federal’s practices deny minority borrowers access to the American dream,” the class action lawsuit states. 

Class action claims Musk fostered sexist, ageist work culture

A former worker filed a class action lawsuit against Twitter Inc. and X Corp. earlier this month, arguing the company terminated older and female employees at a higher rate than others and created policies to push them out after Elon Musk took over the company in October 2022. 

“The mass termination of employees at Twitter impacted female employees to a much greater extent than male employees — and to a highly statistically significant degree,” the X class action states.

In November 2022, following Musk’s takeover of then-Twitter, X conducted a mass layoff. The former worker argues X “persisted” in an alleged effort to reduce the number of women and older employees in the aftermath of the event. 

Activision exec alleges age discrimination

A former executive filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard in late December, arguing the company discriminated against him when it suddenly terminated him in August 2023. 

Plaintiff James Reid Venable’s lawsuit claims Activison wrongfully terminated him not long after its CEO, Bobby Kotrick, allegedly stated during a leadership conference that the company’s “problem” was it had “too many old white guys.” 

Venable argues the company laid him off due to a restructuring initiative he claims was based on an “age-based effort to cut costs and to rejuvenate the workforce.” 

“Activision placed profits over people by terminating the older, higher paid executive,” the lawsuit states.

2nd Circuit won’t hear NFL racial discrimination lawsuit appeal 

Earlier this month, a federal judge in New York ruled the 2nd Circuit will not hear an appeal of an order to compel arbitration for parts of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against the NFL and its member franchises by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores. 

Flores, along with two other former NFL coaches, argues the league fosters a culture of racial discrimination. He filed the lawsuit alleging the New York Giants passed him over for a head coaching position in favor of a white applicant. 

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni ruled Flores and his two co-defendants failed to establish the “exceptional circumstances” needed to warrant an appeal of a previous order to compel arbitration for claims against three of the NFL’s teams and related claims against the league. 

U.S. Marshals Service to pay $15M to end discrimination claims

In December, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) agreed to pay $15 million to end claims it discriminated against African Americans. 

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission approved the settlement, which will benefit, among others, current and former African American deputy U.S. Marshals and detention enforcement officers or applicants subjected to USMS hiring and recruitment policies for deputy USMS positions between Jan. 23, 1994, and Nov. 27, 2023. 

The USMS was accused of discriminating against African Americans by allegedly denying them promotions, employment and other benefits. The federal law enforcement agency has not admitted to any wrongdoing. 

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