Jennifer Harris was a rising star, climbing the corporate ranks of delivery giant FedEx from entry-level sales to leading her own team more than a decade later.
So when her supervisor suggested she take a demotion in March 2019, she was frustrated and caught off-guard. When she didn’t step down, the Fort Worth woman said her workplace of 12 years turned discriminatory and then retaliatory.
“That is just when the harassment and different treatment from my peers really escalated and went to the next level,” said Harris, who won what’s been described as the largest-ever jury verdict for a worker suing over racial bias and retaliation.
