‘Wall Street Journal’ sued by star reporter for discrimination
![The <em>Wall Street Journal</em> is being sued by former reporter Stephanie Armour, who covered health policy and COVID-19. She alleges she was targeted because of a disability.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1999+0+0/resize/3000x1999!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2Fb2%2F9565b27642dc9572315d95b8242e%2Fgettyimages-74074355.jpg)
The Wall Street Journal has conducted multiple rounds of layoffs this year. In a lawsuit, former reporter Stephanie Armour says the paper tried to shed employees with significant health-care costs by citing “trumped up performance issues.”
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