Women File Suit Against B&H Photo Electronics

Manhattan, NY - A sex discrimination lawsuit has been filed against one of the best-known electronics stores in New York.

Four women accuse B&H Electronics of workplace promotions that were discriminatory.

The four women claim B&H refused to give them sales positions because of their gender. Three applied for jobs, but were turned down. The other currently works as a cashier.

"I felt hurt because I didn't feel it was fair due to the fact that I'm a woman," employee Nakisha Cushnie said.
In the lawsuit, Cushnie alledges, "I asked to work in sales and make more money, but was told that no women were allowed in sales for religious reasons."

"It was very stressful," she said. "I have a family to support. The salary needs to be a lot better. I was very upset to hear I couldn't be a saleswoman."
Cushnie has worked for B&H since April. She says she quickly realized working in sales would give her the best salary. She says it's not easy raising her kids on $9 an hour as a cashier.

"Out of the 75 employees working in the store, not counting cashiers, there was a grand total of one woman," attorney Richard Ancowitz said. "It's kind of surprising that in this day and age, 2009, that we would see such blatant and obvious gender discrimination."

The plaintiffs are asking for more than $7 million in damages.

Two years ago, B&H agreed to pay $4.3 million to settle a discrimination case about Hispanics getting paid less than others, and the company failing to promote them or provide health benefits.

The New York institution employs 800 to 900 people, many of whom are observant Jews.

"I knew there's no reason why I couldn't work anywhere," plaintiff Juana Lora said. "I wasn't considering if they were Hasidic or not. I know I'm qualified to do a job, and I went in there to apply for a job."

B&H attorney David Eisenberg told Eyewitness News he can't comment on a case his office hasn't seen

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[ClapsyPlapsy]

Why the hell should a successful, reputable business with outstanding customer service be forced to hire or promote anyone against their choosing? If these women think they're being hard done by, they should go open their own goddamn store and compete against B&H.

[sexykatie90]

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[Darkror]

7 million dollars, thats ridiculous. that's like me going to a preschool, not getting the job and wanting 2 millions dollars.

[LordParsnip]

@ToxicOdiousOne Don't bash what works well for you. If women grew up, got less childish, they would be doing what men do - slaughtering those who attempt to dominate over them. Men won't tolerate any group claiming dominance and authority over them. Men will fight to the death to get out from under that. Women ARE weak because so many fight to maintain their own subservience. It's pathetic. No man would ever do such. Use your fucking brain - hope women stay childish.

[GalacticHwy]

@spareaxe Don't worry, der juden have it coming. They can behave this way in the stinking middle-east, but people are getting sick of it here. Hitler wasn't entirely wrong.

[ermayo93]

7 million dollars???

Well who is calling the Hasidic black here?

[ToxicOdiousOne]

Women violate rules all the time. Women are amoral little girls who never make a more decision ever because men protect women from accountability for their childish actions. They can'teven follow the dresscode. They fight rules and rebel just like the little girls they are.

[ToxicOdiousOne]

Employers have less and less incentive to hire females. Why expose your company to the libiabilities of sexual harassment litigation?

[ps249]

Go work for Muslums and see what happens

[formaset]

WTF could these ladies possibly know about pro gear? This ain't no Kmart. That's B&H!! It takes YEARS of knowledge to learn this business as a salesperson. And YES, EVERY diamond- photo-video business in the WORLD is JEWISH and will STAY JEWISH. Why 99% of bank tellers are WOMEN? Because women follow and obey the rules and policies and banks don't usually like hiring males as tellers. When it is a NO they will say NO, YOU CAN"T! NEXT customer.... Each gender has its advantages.