Gay Comcast Senior Executive Fails to Show ‘Tokenism,’ Pay Bias

A gay “senior-level executive” lacked proof that Comcast has paid him less than similarly situated heterosexual employees or that he faced illegal retaliation for complaining about pay bias, a Philadelphia federal judge ruled.

Klayton Fennell is a senior vice president of government affairs based in Philadelphia. His elevation to that position in 2015 was the third promotion he received after being hired as a director of government affairs in 2001. He also is the principal of LGBTQ+ external affairs and the primary brand and policy representative for Comcast on LGBTQ+ issues nationally and regionally.

He sued Comcast Cable Communications Management ...