Woman Suing Oprah Winfrey’s Network For Discrimination

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Woman Suing Oprah Winfrey’s Network For Discrimination

Posted at 08/14/2010 by Staff 0 Comment

Oprah’s new network is facing a lawsuit. The network, which hasn’t even launched yet, is being sued by a woman who claims she was subjected to a “hostile work environment” and was wrongfully terminated.

According to TMZ:

A woman who worked for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network claims she was subjected to a hostile work environment … because she suffers from Multiple Sclerosis.

According to a lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Catherine Dunn was an assistant at OWN beginning in August 2008. She claims that during her time there, she was “subjected to a hostile work environment” because of her MS.

She claims she was forced to take a stress leave as well of a leave of absence because her MS symptoms were exacerbated because of the workplace stress.

When she was out on leave, Dunn claims she was replaced by “a non-disabled and younger employee.”

Dunn is suing for wrongful termination, among other things. She is asking for unspecified damages.

So far … no comment from Oprah & Co.