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Sunbeam Television Corporation V Mitzel Case Summary

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Sunbeam Television Corporation v. Marilyn A. Mitzel
Broadcast journalist Marilyn A. Mitzel won her court case against the Sunbeam Television Corporation and received a substantial amount of compensation, about $1 million in reparations (House 1). Mitzel believed the television station in which she worked, WSVN Fox 7 discriminated against her age when she was fired in 2005. Her career as a news anchor reporting for WSVN-TV began in 1988 and lasted for 17 years on a contract-basis (Sunbeam v. Mitzel). Every two or three years, her contracts would be renewed under the sole license of Sunbeam until February of 2005. The Sunbeam corporation had the power to program, future and present broadcasts as predetermined by the contracts. Mitzel filed her claim during 2006 under the violation of the Florida Civil Rights Act, which protects employees from age discrimination in the workplace (Sunbeam v. Mitzel). Alice Jacobs, Channel 7's Vice President of News and head of the corporation's day-to-day news operations controlled the format of news broadcasts. …show more content…

Mitzel). Since Mitzel was the primary reporter on this topic, her segments were reduced gradually until her broadcasts were removed from production. Jacobs did not have the final decision and sought approval from both Edward Ansin, the owner of the station and Robert Leider, Executive Vice President of Sunbeam and GM of the TV station who agreed with Jacobs' choice (Sunbeam v. Mitzel). The Sunbeam Television Corporation sought an appeal because Mitzel's claim was redefined as discrimination of age and sex within the workforce (House

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