Ex-Ogilvy Executive Sues Agency

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Age, Sex Discrimination Among Allegations
Los Angeles–A 16-year veteran of Ogilvy & Mather who until last year oversaw creative on all advertising for Mattel’s Barbie doll has filed suit against the agency in state Superior Court in Los Angeles alleging age and sex discrimination.
Barbara Lui, 70, who joined Ogilvy’s L.A. office as a freelancer in 1983 and by 1991 rose to senior vice president and creative director, claims she was offered a reduced agency role in June ’99 that meant working less than seven months a year and earning less than half her previous compensation.




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