LPL Financial is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who says she was denied a promotion for being Black.
Michelle Mann of York County, South Carolina, also was disabled due to a stress-related issue caused by her employment at LPL and was subjected to "disparate treatment and treated more harshly than other non-disabled employees." according to the suit.
According to the suit, Mann was hired by LPL as a full-time employee on or about Oct. 5, 2020, and was most recently serving as a Technical Analyst II at LPL's campus in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Mann worked in the Customer Care Center (C3), which is a group housed in LPL's Technology Business Unit, which resolves technical issues and IT-related concerns for LPL employees, according to the suit.
Mann originally reported to Shakela "Kee-Kee" Featherson, and Featherson reported to Daniel Kummer, who is white, the suit states.
Featherson, according to the suit, "made comments to Ms. Mann that she would never hire another female employee," and also encouraged Mann "to apply for positions outside of the department such that Ms. Mann would no longer be under her supervision."
Mann reported Featherson's discriminatory comments to LPL, according to the suit.
