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A panel of judges unanimously concluded a former female employee at Commerzbank would have likely been promoted if not for illegal sex discrimination.
  • An ex-employee of Germany's Commerzbank will get $370,000 after judges say sex discrimination likely cost her a promotion.
  • Jagruti Rajput was deputy head of markets compliance in the bank's London office but says a male colleague was treated as the senior member instead.
  • Rajput also says a junior employee continued to do much of her job when she came back from maternity leave instead of handing over the reins.

A former manager at a German bank has been awarded nearly $370,000 after a panel of judges unanimously concluded she was likely passed over for a promotion because of sex discrimination.