Merrill, who abruptly left WBZ in 2024, claims the Boston station and two companies took a “career-ending action” against her to “advance a DEI agenda,” the lawsuit states.

Kate Merrill was accused of microaggressions and unconscious bias against two recently hired Black colleagues. She denies any wrongdoing.

Former WBZ anchor Kate Merrill is suing the Boston station, CBS, its parent company Paramount, and four former co-workers alleging racial and gender discrimination. Merrill started working at the CBS owned station in 2004 as a reporter. She abruptly left WBZ in 2024.