The attorney representing plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by American Express sent a letter to the company's lawyers accusing it of hypocrisy.
Pivtorak went on to accuse Amex of "making a mockery" of its own "Blue Box Values" that commit to colleague "transparency" and "fighting against all forms of discrimination," saying "its recent actions seem to claim otherwise."
FILE: The logo of American Express is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, on April 25, 2016.complaint alleging that the company exhibited "callous indifference" to civil rights law by terminating him because he is White and spoke out against its "racially discriminatory" policies. The lawsuit alleges that Amex implemented "anti-racism" policies throughout its corporate structure in the wake of George Floyd's death that "gave preferential treatment to individuals for being Black and unambiguously signaled to White employees that their race was an impediment to getting ahead in the company."at the time that Amex's racial policies flooded the workplace with "a tremendous amount of animosity.