On Tuesday July 7, 2009, Fox 61 News Reporter Shelly Sindland, represented by Associate Elizabeth Conklin and Partner Gregg Adler, filed suit against Fox 61 alleging age and sex discrimination and retaliation. As her complaint affidavit alleges, Fox 61 actively encourages younger women to "be sexy," and favors younger women and men of all ages over older, more experienced female on-air news professionals.
It is always a difficult decision for someone who is still employed to file a complaint against their employer, particularly in this industry. The issues in the complaint have been raised by Shelly and others internally without any corrective action, however, and as a result, Shelly felt it was appropriate at this point to file a formal complaint with the Commission
Perhaps not surprisingly, there has been a tremendous amount of news coverage in the wake of Sindland's CHRO filing. Below are links to some of the coverage.