Former Kargo Sales Exec Awarded $40 Million in Arbitration Over Gender Wage Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Arbiter says treatment was 'malicious, insidious and humiliating'

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Alexis Berger, former svp of sales for the Midwest and West Coast offices of mobile advertising company Kargo, has been awarded more than $40 million in a third-party arbitration ruling obtained by Adweek.

The case alleged that Berger had been a victim of gender discrimination, retaliation, equal pay violation, violation of wage law and breach of contract.

According to testimony and memos from Kargo executives, Berger was placed on leave for poor performance and rude treatment of her employees, then terminated for cause after violating a noncompete clause.

The arbiter, however, eviscerated the company’s claims by detailing alleged inconsistencies, inaccuracies and poorly handled internal investigations into Berger’s performance.

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