Hong v. Facebook, Inc.

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Hong v. Facebook Inc., Anil Wilson, et al. was a gender discrimination and race discrimination lawsuit filed in 2015 by Chia Hong against her former employer, Facebook, her supervisor, and 50 others. The lawsuit was filed in San Mateo County Superior Court by attorneys Lawless & Lawless. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Hong worked for Facebook over three years as a product manager and technology partner in finance. She was fired in October 2013. On March 16, 2015, she filed a suit against the company, alleging sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, race discrimination and intentional infliction of emotional distress among other charges. She claimed Facebook was a hostile work environment, and that she was belittled and ordered to organize social functions and serve drinks to male colleagues. She also claimed to have been asked why she did not take care of her child. Hong, a Taiwanese American, alleged that she was excluded by coworkers because she was the only team member of Chinese descent. [5] [6]

A Facebook spokesperson released a statement in response to the filing: "We work extremely hard on issues related to diversity, gender and equality, and we believe we've made progress. (...) In this case we have substantive disagreements on the facts, and we believe the record shows the employee was treated fairly." [4]

The parties stipulated to voluntary mediation before a court-related mediator. The mediation session was scheduled for August 31, 2015. After the mediation, the case was voluntarily dismissed by Hong on October 2, 2015. [7] Attorneys for Hong stated that the matter had been "resolved"; it is not known whether there was a settlement. [7]

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  1. ↑ Nitasha Tiku (March 18, 2015). "Ellen Pao's lawyer just served Facebook with a gender discrimination suit". The Verge . Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Vindu Goel (March 18, 2015). "Former Employee Sues Facebook for Sex and Race Discrimination". Bits, a New York Times blog. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Megan Geuss (March 18, 2015). "Former Facebook employee retains Ellen Pao's lawyer in new discrimination case". Ars Technica . Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Tracey Lien (March 18, 2015). "Former employee sues Facebook, alleging discrimination". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Pao Attys Launch Latest Gender Bias Salvo Against Facebook". Law360. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Facebook Discrimination Lawsuit". New Pittsburgh Courier. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  7. 1 2 Orzeck, Kurt (October 8, 2015). "Ex-Facebook Employee Drops Suit Allgeging Gender, Race Bias". Law 360. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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