Deals and People November 17, 2011

Mercer Names New York Metro Market Leader

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer named Mary Tinebra, senior partner, as its New York Metro Market Leader. 
 
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In this role, Tinebra has responsibility for overall market revenue generation and client satisfaction. She will report to Mindy Fox, Mercer’s US Region Head, and be based in New York.

Tinebra comes to her new role from Mercer’s Outsourcing business, where for the past four years she served as global head of business development.  During this time, Tinebra defined the marketing and sales programs to enable significant growth within the Outsourcing portfolio. Prior to joining Mercer, she held executive sales and global leadership positions at Compaq, now Hewlett-Packard. She also held the general manager position for Globix Corporation for the U.S. market.

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Tinebra earned a BS in marketing and computer science from Merrimack College in Andover, Massachusetts, and an MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She was recently inducted into the YWCA-NYC Academy of Women Leaders and serves on the Advisory Board. She is also on the Board of Directors for Hour Children a nonprofit in New York.

Benefits November 17, 2011

Champion Window to Pay for Firing Manager Due to Age

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Champion Window Company of Columbus, Georgia, and its corporate parent, Champion Retailco, will pay $80,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  

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In its lawsuit, filed on July 26, 2010, in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, the EEOC charged that a top manager reportedly issued an order that installation manager Ronald Henderson be fired and “someone young and energetic” be hired in his place. Further, the agency charged that the employer had Henderson train his much younger replacement just prior to his own discharge.

According to the EEOC, this alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which prohibits employers from subjecting employees to discrimination due to age. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.

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The consent decree settling the suit, in addition to the monetary relief, includes provisions for equal employment opportunity training and reporting and posting of anti-discrimination notices. In the suit and consent decree, Champion denied any liability or wrongdoing.

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