"Former NBC Boston reporter sues for sex discrimination; says her downfall accelerated when another reporter who hated her objected to being seated near her in the newsroom Karen Hensel, who worke
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		"Former NBC Boston reporter sues for sex discrimination; says her downfall accelerated when another reporter who hated her objected to being seated near her in the newsroom

Karen Hensel, who worked as an investigative reporter at NBC Boston from its start in 2016 until she was fired n 2019, today fi" "--START AD- #TheMummichogblogOfMalta Amazon Top and Flash Deals(Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://amzn.to/3CqsdJH Compare all the top travel sites in just one search to find the best hotel deals at HotelsCombined - awarded world's best hotel price comparison site. (Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://www.hotelscombined.com/?a_aid=20558 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets."" #Jesus #Catholic. END AD---" "led a sex discrimination suit against the station, accusing it of firing her over her relationship with the police chief of a Worcester suburb when other newsroom employees were getting away with the same thing or worse, except they were men - and of ignoring an unending barrage of harassment by one of her fellow investigative reporters.

In her suit, filed in US District Court in Boston, Hensel paints a picture of a newsroom where she was made to pay for the sin of being a woman while a male producer was able to sleep with an on-air reporter, at least until the reporter's husband showed up one day for a newsroom confrontation.

Hensel said her problems started almost immediately on her arrival at NBC Boston and NECN from Indianapolis, when she was paired with ""Jane Doe,"" another investigative reporter she charges hated and harassed her:

The sexually-hostile work environment at NBC10-Boston was primarily perpetuated by Jane Doe, another female investigative reporter and co-worker employed by defendants. Ms. Doe’s conduct and actions were designed and intended to interfere with plaintiff’s work performance and career success in an effort to make Ms. Doe stand out as the leading female investigative reporter at the station. ...

As early as 2017, station management at NBC10-Boston and plaintiff's supervisors expressly recognized Ms. Doe's sexually harassing behavior toward plaintiff and others when her manager wrote in Ms. Doe's performance appraisal: ""Team dynamics can often be a challenge. A big focus of the new year for the unit should be to build relationships.""

In contrast:

Plaintiff's 2017 and 2018 performance evaluations were both overwhelmingly positive. In her 2017 employee evaluation, plaintiff's manager wrote: ""Karen has been a driving force in getting the Investigators' unit off the ground. Her story-telling technique has really set a nice tone for the unit.""

Hensel, who now works at WSVN in Miami - WHDH's sister station - says she complained repeatedly, but managers did nothing.

Hensel alleges the other woman eventually told one of the investigative unit's producers that Hensel was dating the police chief in Auburn - and that he in turn alerted their supervisor, even though he didn't know why Doe was telling him that and that he knew she hated Hensel. In any case, by February 2019, ""at least three members of NBC10-Boston station management were aware of plaintiff’s relationship with a local Police Chief,"" the complaint alleges.

From February 2019 through defendants’ offer of a second three-year employment agreement to plaintiff in July 2019, defendants and NBC10-Boston station management raised no issues or concerns whatsoever regarding plaintiff’s personal relationship with a local Police Chief.

But then, Hensel continues, her rival's hatred grew even deeper when the station moved to a new building and management put their desks too close together. So, Hensel alleges, the woman filed an anonymous complaint with NBC corporate about Hensel dating the chief. Management told Hensel she'd have