Kate Merrill was accused of microaggressions and unconscious bias against two recently hired Black colleagues. She denies any wrongdoing.

Attorneys specializing in employment discrimination predict that similar suits will follow, given recent Supreme Court decisions and the Trump administration’s ferocious opposition to DEI policies.

Former WBZ anchor Kate Merrill sues Boston station, CBS, Paramount for racial and gender discrimination: WBZ ‘took career-ending action against Ms. Merrill to advance a DEI agenda’