A senior Comcast executive has claimed he suffered routine LGBT discrimination, despite the company presenting him as an example of its inclusive environment. Senior Vice President Klayton Fennell alleged in a lawsuit that he was denied equal pay, passed over for promotions, called a derogatory name and paid less than other male colleagues. The lawsuit also said that when the Philadelphia Business Journal recognised him as “Klay, Comcast neither sponsored nor announced the recognition. He is seeking compensation, but Comcast has denied the claims and said Fennell had not been discriminated against.
A senior Comcast executive has claimed he suffered routine LGBT discrimination, despite the company presenting him as an example of its inclusive environment. Senior Vice President Klayton Fennell alleged in a lawsuit that he was denied equal pay, passed over for promotions, called a derogatory name and paid less than other male colleagues. The lawsuit also said that when the Philadelphia Business Journal recognised him as “Top LGBT Leader in Business”, Comcast neither sponsored nor announced the recognition. He is seeking compensation, but Comcast has denied the claims and said Fennell had not been discriminated against.