Corning Inc. Hit With Class Race, Gender Bias Allegations

Materials science giant Corning Inc. places black and female professionals in lower-paying nontraditional jobs, putting them off-track for promotion to the most lucrative senior roles, which are reserved for white men, a class lawsuit charges.

Yulonda Woods-Early’s claims are noteworthy because they allege both intersectional bias—discrimination involving more than one protected trait—and job segregation and job “steering,” issues that have been identified by some advocates as crucial in the fight against workplace bias. EEOC Commissioner Charlotte Burrows (D), for example, told Bloomberg Law in 2015 that occupational segregation often occurs as the result of stereotypes about what men and women ...