A federal judge in Georgia has denied Sephora's motion to
partially dismiss a former store manager's discrimination and
retaliation suit. Nixaliz Mestre alleges the beauty company fired
her after she refused to use a hiring strategy that prioritized
white applicants over applicants of color. The case
is Mestre v. Sephora USA Inc., case number
1:24-cv-01908, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Georgia.
Sephora filed a partial motion to dismiss Mestre's suit,
claiming she failed to show that her opposition to the hiring
strategy was based on her belief that it was discriminatory and
illegal. The company claims it considered her failure to use the
hiring strategy a performance failure and, therefore, neither
discriminatory nor retaliatory.
