Management allegedly called her concerns 'imposter syndrome' — then demoted her
A Berkshire Hathaway-branded real estate brokerage is facing allegations that it denied a Black employee training routinely given to non-Black peers, then let her go after she spoke up.
Seleka Kerr, a former Market President at Tropical Realty & Investments, Inc. d/b/a Berkshire Hathaway, filed a federal lawsuit on April 13 in the Middle District of Florida claiming race and color discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment. The case, Kerr v. Tropical Realty & Investments, Inc. d/b/a Berkshire Hathaway, et al., No. 8:26-cv-01068, names both Tropical Realty and its affiliate Capstone Tropical Holdings, Inc. as defendants. No determination on the merits has been made.
According to the court filing, Kerr was hired as an Assistant Market President in January 2023 and moved into the Market President role at the company's Riverview office that September. She alleges that other new Market Presidents — who were not Black — were paired with mentors and given a full week of in-office shadowing with experienced leaders. Kerr says she got none of that. Her supervisor, Casey Bryan, allegedly told her not to be in the same office as the colleague best positioned to train her, which she says effectively shut the door on any meaningful onboarding.
The filing paints a picture of an employee left to figure things out on her own. Kerr alleges she inherited an office that had already lost...
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