Harris filed an anonymous internal complaint through the company's EthicsPoint reporting system. Harris's supervisor rated her lower than her one comparator and she was terminated on February 4, 2023. At trial, CNN and Warner Brothers Discovery will have to convince a jury that the termination had nothing to do with Harris's accommodation requests, leave use, or the complaints she filed. Among those questions: Harris's supervisor had described her as "a great employee" who "raised the bar" in August 2022 – only two months before rating her as a deficient performer in the review that led to her firing. And the process was overseen by an HR official who was simultaneously the subject of an unresolved internal discrimination complaint Harris had filed.

Source: CNN February 25, 2026 00:02 UTC