Abbott on the Hook for Millions in Age Discrimination Case
A federal jury in Puerto Rico this week awarded $4.25 million in back wages and damages to a former Abbott Labs sales and marketing manager who said she suffered age discrimination.
Luz González, who is in her 50s and started working at Abbott's Puerto Rican operations in 1984, filed the lawsuit in 2014, claiming discrimination after her previous position was eliminated in 2010 and she was placed under Kim Pérez, a manger more than 10 years her junior.
González said her new manager pressured her and treated her in a hostile manager. In 2011, she a formal complaint of hostile work environment and discrimination at Abbott’s Human Resources Department and submitted herself to treatment with the Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund Corp.
Luz González, who is in her 50s and started working at Abbott's Puerto Rican operations in 1984, filed the lawsuit in 2014, claiming discrimination after her previous position was eliminated in 2010 and she was placed under Kim Pérez, a manger more than 10 years her junior.
González said her new manager pressured her and treated her in a hostile manager. In 2011, she a formal complaint of hostile work environment and discrimination at Abbott’s Human Resources Department and submitted herself to treatment with the Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund Corp.