The company posted the same role months after cutting it for 'budget constraints'
A former university recruiting manager is suing Lenovo, alleging the tech giant fired him over his race, sex, and sexual orientation - then quietly reposted his job.
The federal complaint, filed September 15, 2026, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, accuses Lenovo (United States) Inc. of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - the main federal law prohibiting workplace discrimination - on four counts: race discrimination, sex discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, and retaliation.
The worker, who identifies as a Hispanic gay man, joined Lenovo in May 2022 as the North American University Recruiting Geo Talent Manager. His job covered strategy, program development, and full life-cycle university recruitment, including leading a team of recruiters, according to the complaint.
For more than two years, the filing states, the worker performed his role without issue.
He was the only male, only Hispanic, and only gay member of his team, the complaint alleges.
The trouble started in August 2024, according to the filing. The worker asked his direct supervisor for extra help heading into the busy fall recruiting season - both from the professional hiring team and through a contracted hire. Both requests were denied, the complaint states. It was the only request the supervisor turned down.
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