The Society for Human Resource Management has responded to a recent discrimination and retaliation suit, arguing Aug. 29 that the former employee was fired for lackluster performance — not her race.
The plaintiff in Mohamed v. Society for Human Resource Management alleged her White supervisor consistently favored her White peers over herself, a “brown-skinned Egyptian Arab woman,” and her fellow non-White colleague, a Black person. Prior to working under this supervisor, from 2016 to 2020, the suit said the plaintiff “consistently earned glowing performance reviews and promotions for her quality work and dedication to SHRM’s stated mission.”
