BMI: Employees Accuse Music Company of 'Toxic' Environment, 'Casual Racism'

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More than 15 current and former employees and musicians allege troubling incidents involving senior execs at the performing-rights organization, which distributed more than $1 billion in royalties …

a long way to go to achieve a more equitable workplace. “An organization that opened its doors to embrace all has really not done so well,” says one current employee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to fears of retribution.

O’Neill responded the following day. “Please know that we acted immediately to have the employee remove the offending posts and asked the individual to post a public apology, which she has done,” O’Neill wrote. “We take this situation very seriously.” Meraz and Pisterman’s complaint against BMI alleged that the company’s discrimination took myriad forms, ranging from “lesser pay” and “lesser quality assignments” to “rude, cruel, untrue, harsh, discriminatory, stereotypical, negative, and derogatory comments.” Meraz and Pisterman’s suit also alleged that after they complained about the work environment, the harassment intensified and the company retaliated against them.

Both Meraz and Pisterman declined to comment for this article, and their lawyer, Michael Traylor, also declined to comment on any specifics of the case. Last year, Meraz and Pisterman reached a confidential settlement with BMI. The case was subsequently dismissed as a condition of that settlement.corporate communication, and human resources departments are not the only ones accused of allegedly sheltering racist comments.

A BMI representative says Cane’s comments led to an internal investigation of the executive, though the company declined to comment on any specific actions taken. “These are personnel matters, which we treat as confidential,” the representative adds. “The fact that we did not make a public comment does not mean that action was not taken.”

Last year, Cane was honored by the National Music Publishers’ Association with a Lifetime Service Award.

 

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