Ex-AAMCO Transmissions Executive Sued Over Allegations of Racial Pay Discrimination, Retaliation
A former Black executive at AAMCO’s corporate offices in Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the transmission repair chain alleging it paid him significantly less than his white counterparts and leadership acted in retaliation after he complained of a “racial pay disparity.”
Jerome Staley, 27, said he was hired in 2018 as a regional manager in the Southeast and then was promoted two years later as vice president of operations for the East region. According to the complaint, he was the first Black executive employee at AAMCO, a 60-year-old franchise business with nearly 600 automotive centers across North America.
He said he was also featured in the company’s marketing and promotional materials “to emphasize its new diversity” following the death of George Floyd in May 2020, according to the complaint.
