Ametek Manager Gets Gender Discrimination Suit Revived on Appeal

AMETEK Inc. must face a gender bias claim brought by a female former finance manager who was passed over for a promotion in favor of a male coworker, the Third Circuit said Wednesday.

Amy Brown provided sufficient evidence to raise a factual dispute over Ametek’s proffered reason that she wasn’t promoted because she offloaded tasks and didn’t take on special projects, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said.

Brown and Robert Virelli were both senior managers in the finance department of the electronic instrument and electromechanical device manufacturer. Both sought director promotions in 2017, according to the ...