L’Oréal Ex-VP Says Pointing Out Toxic Workplace Got Her Fired (1)

A former L’Oréal USA Inc. vice president of digital marketing was unlawfully fired for speaking up about a racially toxic working environment at the company’s executive levels, she alleges in a complaint filed in federal court.

Amanda Johnson, a black woman, says she had a decade of experience in digital advertising strategies when she was brought into the beauty company’s professional product division. She ascended rapidly through the company’s ranks and esteem, at one point being touted as an example of the company’s commitment to racial diversity, according to her complaint, filed Oct. 24 in the U.S. District Court for ...