Pinterest will no longer force former employees to keep quiet about discrimination cases
Pinterest will no longer enforce the former employee nondisclosure agreement when it comes to cases of racial and gender-based discrimination, according to NBC News. It was part of the term that had been agreed upon by the company to complete the lawsuit submitted by its shareholders, the employee’s retirement system from Rhode Island, for allegedly allowing the culture of discrimination. In addition, it has committed $ 50 million to improve diversity and inclusion in the company.
The shareholders sued Pinterest after the suspicion made by former Ifeoma Ozoma employees and Aerica Shimizu Banks became public. In a series of tweets, ozoma detailed how he struggled for a year to get paid and treated fairly. He said Pinterest responded inadequate when one of his white colleagues shared his name and telephone number into the racist / misogynist parts of the Internet. His colleagues reportedly contaminated after he suggested adding a warning about the content of Ben Shapiro, which he described as “white supremacy.”
Meanwhile, the bank said his manager made an underestimated comment about his ethnic (he was black and Japanese) in front of the colleague. Both Ozoma and the bank said they were paid less than their manager, a white man, despite having a similar workload.
The employee’s retirement system at Rhode Island argues that by allowing those events to occur, executives are carried out or deliberately ignoring “culture of discrimination and longer retaliation and systemic on Pinterest.” Thus, they violate their fiduciary tasks. Treasurer Rhode Island General Seth Magaziner said:
“We encourage this sweeping reform to support Pinterest employees with a fair and safe workplace, and to strengthen the brand and company performance by ensuring that inclusive values are the center of the Pinterest identity.”
As NBC News Notes, the fact that Pinterest agreed to release employees from their NDA reflect Ozoma work has reached the company. He sponsors together there are no more actions that will make it easier for workers to talk about racism and harassment at work even if they previously signed NDA. The Governor of California Gavin Newsom signed it to become a law in October, and it will be enforced starting January 1.
Ozoma and the bank are not the only former employees who speak against Pinterest. Former Coo Françoise Brougher also said that he was fired after he told the CEO Ben Silbermann that he was given gender feedback and paid less than his co-partners. He sued the company last year and settled for $ 22.5 million.
