Robert Hinckley Quoted in HR Grapevine

What happens next in Netflix’s discrimination & harassment case?

By: Ronnie Dungan

Netflix has recently been the subject of high-profile discrimination cases. Following ex-Labor Relations Executive Nhu-Y-Phan’s legal action over allegedly being fired for reporting on misconduct by higher-ups, Amy Takahara, former Director of Kids and Family Global Content Acquisitions and Co-comissions says she was subjected to a “pervasive and hostile environment” by her boss Edward Horasz, that impeded her work at the streaming giant, and lead to her sudden dismissal after she challenged him.

Whatever the outcomes, the cases certainly aren’t positive for Netflix’s reputation as an employer and, if proven, may even be damaging to its consumer brand too.

We spoke to legal expert Robert B. Hinckley Jr., Managing Shareholder of law firm Buchalter Denver, who gave us an exclusive analysis of the merits of the Takahara case for both the plaintiff and Netflix.

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