Female Metlife VP Loses Pay Bias, Harassment, Retaliation Claims

Metlife Group Inc. is entitled to judgment in a female former vice president’s suit alleging she was paid less than men doing the same job, assigned “feminized” tasks, sexually harassed, and retaliated against for complaining, a federal judge in Tampa ruled.

Marybeth Lukie worked for the company from December 2007 until May 2017, when she resigned, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida said. She was promoted to a VP position in Metlife’s enterprise risk group in 2012 and consistently received positive performance reviews, raises, and bonuses, it said.

She claimed co-workers harassed her prior to her ...