Amazon sued by black employee over accusations of discrimination

A black Amazon senior manager and former adviser to Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is suing the tech company and two current employees, alleging gender and race discrimination. The lawsuit filed Monday also alleged that a former Amazon executive sexually harassed the black employee.

The lawsuit, filed by the Wigdor law firm on behalf of Charlotte Newman, alleged that “Amazon has a practice of hiring people of color in its corporate offices at lower levels and promoting them less than their white coworkers with similar qualifications.”