ExxonMobil Defeats Hispanic Female Executive’s Job Bias Lawsuit

An ExxonMobil Corp. executive won’t get a trial on claims that she was denied promotions and classification level increases because she’s Hispanic, a woman, and complained about discrimination, a Houston federal judge ruled.

Zoe Milan Barinaga challenged separate selections in 2020 and 2023 of White men over her to manage ExxonMobil’s Baytown chemical plant. But the company explained it viewed them to be more qualified for that role and Barinaga lacked evidence the company’s explanations were a pretext for race, national origin, or sex bias or a cover for retaliation, the US District Court for the Southern District of ...