Blueprint for Discrimination at the FBI: Subjective Standardless Evaluations
Sometimes employees are disciplined or dismissed for occurrences that are, admittedly, errors of judgment. Others, however, are not disciplined or receive less discipline for the same errors, and it’s because of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The disparity is often hidden, but when it comes to light, it’s addressable by the courts.
Here, one of the most prestigious law enforcement agencies in the US is being accused of that behavior. “Some of the women who filed the complaint said they encountered repeated problems with tactical instructors. They are almost all men, given no guidance and can target any recruit for dismissal, according to the complaint.
‘The subjective evaluations by these male instructors results in female trainees being written up and subsequently dismissed at a rate significantly and disproportionately higher than their male counterparts,’ the complaint said.” If true, that charge could result in liability for the FBI, as it would for any employer engaging in that behavior.
F.B.I. Training Instructors Punish Women, Not Men, for Mistakes, Complaint Says https://nyti.ms/2DILbx8?smid=nytcore-ios-share
