KCTV5 Confronted With Discrimination & Retaliation Lawsuit

One of the top TV news outlets now faces serious complaints about life in the brutal corporate world.

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"She also accused her employers of punishing her for taking time off to attend to an anxiety-related disability that she developed while working for the news channel, according to the lawsuit petition filed Monday.

"Kelli Taylor, who is Black, joined the Kansas City television station in 2017 as a reporter and went on to secure a position as an anchor three years later. But when a new company, Gray Media Group, purchased the station and instated a news director from another market in 2022 — Taylor was demoted.

"The lawsuit contends Taylor was not given the same opportunities as her white counterparts, many of whom were men who were allegedly chosen to fill vacant positions which Taylor believes the company did not consider her for due to her race and sex."

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Former KCTV5 anchor Kelli Taylor accuses company of discrimination, retaliation: Lawsuit

Kelli Taylor, who is Black, alleged she was denied opportunities offered to her white, and often male, colleagues. She also claims managers retaliated against her for taking leave to manage a disability.