Six current and former Best Buy employees have suid the company, claiming that the retailer violated civil rights laws by discriminating against female and minority workers. The suit claims that Best Buy enforces stereotypes that steer women, Latinos and African Americans into lower-paying jobs as cashiers and warehouse workers. Best Buy spokeswoman Dawn Bryant said the plaintiffs had misunderstood the company's "customer-centric" way of doing business.
See "Best Buy Workers File Bias Lawsuit", Molly Selvin, Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2005