On the basis of articles and evidence presented, Gregory Anderson does have a strong case for employment discrimination. Yahoo has continuously fired more than 50 people per month, which is against the California Laws regarding mass layoffs. In addition, the sharp increase in the number of female employees within three years of time is an indication of sexism being practiced in the organization. This form of gender discrimination has been previously witnessed in the corporate world, but it has mainly been related to discrimination against females. Gregory Anderson has a strong against Yahoo on the basis of their gender discriminatory practices (Goel N.pag).
It is already clear that Yahoo have violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act practiced in California and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The 1964 Civil Rights Act’s Title VII and the California Employment and Housing Act have been broken because Yahoo has violated discrimination on the basis of sex. The California Employment and Housing Act has been violated people have been fired without a just cause and they have not been given 60 days' notice in a mass layoff. The federal law of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act has been broken as more than 500 employees have been fired without any advance notice (Goel N,pag).
Yahoo needs to prepare their defence by presenting data on the ranking system to the court and provide the firings are justified. If they cannot prove it, they need to settle the lawsuit. Yahoo needs to make changes to the their ranking tool for firing employees as it is highly demotivating for employees and creates an environment where employees do not trust the management. Microsoft and General Electric have already dropped the ranking system, and Yahoo needs to follow the suit (Goel N.pag).
Works Cited
Ferro., S. Why A Man Is Suing Yahoo For Sexism. The Huffington Post. huffingtonpost.com. 4 February 2016. Web. 17 February 2016.
Goel., V. A Yahoo Employee-Ranking System Favored by Marissa Mayer Is Challenged in Court. The New York Times. Nytimes.com. 1 Feb 2016. Web. 18 February 2016.
