ThredUP Avoids Ex-Manager’s Bias Suit Over Harassment Response

ThredUP Inc. won dismissal of a sex bias lawsuit brought by a male manager who was fired after he failed to respond to a female subordinate’s claims that a different co-worker was harassing her.

Frederick Starnes Jr. didn’t demonstrate a connection between his sex and his termination, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled Wednesday. His subjective belief that his gender played a role in his firing isn’t sufficient to sustain the claim, the court added.

Starnes worked as an area manager for the consignment company when one of his subordinates, Sheika Brown, filed a case ...