JACKSONVILLE - Carolina Carrasqeuro filed a federal complaint on November 28 in the Middle District of Florida against Voya Institutional Plan Services for unlawful discrimination based on national origin and sex.
According to the lawsuit, Carrasqeuro was an employee for Defendant from Dec. 5, 2016, until June 29, 2017. During her employment, Carrasqeuro was required to take and pass a Series 6 and Series 26 exam in which the Defendant sets its own policy for how quickly it requires an employee to obtain both licensing.
Carrasqeuro took the Series 6 exam initially on January 25, 2017, and came within four points of passing the exam. On May 3, 2017, she retook the examination and passed. On May 17, 2017, the VP asked Carrasquero if she was ready to take the Series 26 exam by June 5, 2017, and she explained she could schedule the exam but did not feel confident in passing since she had not had sufficient time to prepare, the suit says.
A few days later, the same VP informed Carrasquero that she was required to schedule the test and provided a three-week extension beyond the six-month deadline, and she scheduled it for June 28, 2017, the suit says. Upon taking the exam, she missed by six points, and it was not mentioned for her to retake the exam, the suit says. Carrasquero claims that other employees were given many more months to take the exam and prepare.
Carrasquero is represented by Samuel B. Kanupp of Jacksonville.
Middle District Court of Florida case number 3:21-cv-01181-HES-PDB