And it’s big bucks!
Outback Steakhouse has agreed to pay $19 million dollars to female employees who worked at the chain from 2002 to the present for at least 3 years.
According the the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the company frequently discriminated against its female employees by not promoting them to higher-level management positions and denying them “favorable job assignments” that would propel them to a higher position.
Shame on them!
Examples of their discrimination include male managers making comments about female managers letting them down and how they “lose focus” once they have children!
Now the women who worked at Outback during this period and feel they’ve been discriminated against are encouraged to fill out a claim to get their hands on some of that ca$$$h!
Outback also must implement an online application system as well as create a new job for an executive Human Resources manager in addition to hiring an outside consultant to make sure the company is complying with the settlement terms and providing female employees equal opportunities in their job.
Sounds like they need a babysitter now to keep them on track!
Recently appointed CEO of Outback’s parent company OSI Restaurant Partners, Liz Smith, says:
“There is no glass ceiling at OSI, and we do not tolerate discrimination in any form. I have a profound commitment to ensuring not only equal, but very compelling and rewarding employment opportunities for all individuals and I look forward to building on the processes already in place at Outback to ensure we live up to that standard every day.”
Hopefully with a female CEO things will start to change over there. As if the company paying $19 million isn’t enough incentive!
[Image via Getty Images.]
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