A cancer scare, a lost promotion, then a sudden exit - a new lawsuit lays out the sequence
A former manager is suing Nike, claiming the company passed her over for a promotion and then fired her after she complained.
According to a complaint filed August 8, 2026 in the US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, the woman worked as an area manager at Nike's distribution center in Memphis from January 2019 until she was terminated on or around August 1, 2023. The filing says she earned more than $91,000 a year after a 2023 raise, had received a raise every year, and had no written discipline on her record until June 2023.
The complaint describes a difficult period in 2023. It says the manager told several supervisors she needed medical leave that spring because breast lumps "presented a high risk of cancer," and that she was later scheduled for a double mastectomy in November 2023. She also had a long-standing diagnosis of an adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, according to the filing, and had used Nike's employee assistance program.
The dispute centers on a promotion. On or about June 6, 2023, the complaint says, she was passed over for an operations manager role "in favor of a less qualified and less experienced male." According to the filing, she complained to her superiors, telling them "this guy is less experienced than me."
The complaint alleges the situation then escalated. It says that at a June 30, 2023 team meeting, a senior manager...
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