The world’s second largest cosmetics company and one of its subsidiaries was sued Friday by a former employee who alleges she was fired in 2022 at age 49 because of her age and due to her inability to reach unrealistic sales goals set by management in the post-pandemic era.

Joanna Manley’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Estee Lauder and MAC Cosmetics Inc. alleges age and disability discrimination and harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate and engage in the interactive process and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Manley seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

An Estee Lauder representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the suit. Estee Lauder is second in the world only to L’Oreal in the list of cosmetic giants.

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