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# “WaPo quietly settles age, race discrimination lawsuit”, Reports NY Post
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/wapo-quietly-settles-age-race-discrimination-lawsuit-states-ny-post/
- Published: 2017-08-23T14:41:48.000Z
- Updated: 2017-08-24T12:40:56.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Advertising, Media, #Import 2026-10-08 18:48

**“The Washington Post quietly settled an age and race discrimination suit filed by former advertising executive David DeJesus,** who is black and who claimed that discrimination was the reason he was terminated by his white boss in 2011 after an 18-year career, reports the [New York Post](http://nypost.com/2017/08/22/wapo-quietly-settles-age-race-discrimination-lawsuit/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), which added that “The Washington Post said he was fired for “willful neglect of duty and insubordination.” A three-judge appeals court last year cleared the way for a jury to hear the case after reversing a ruling by the lower court that initially tossed the suit.

““A jury could properly conclude that the Washington Post’s proffered reason \[for the termination of DeJesus\] is so unreasonable that it provokes suspicion of pretext,” the appeals court said.

“The settlement was [first reported by Observer.com](http://observer.com/2017/08/washington-post-race-age-discrimination-wrongful-termination-lawsuit-david-dejesus/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).”