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Wrongful Termination
Wantagh, NY
News
Ex-Assistant Claims Kanye West 'Terrorized,' Sexually Assaulted Her
Kanye West, the controversial rapper and fashion designer also known as Ye, is facing new allegations of sexual assault and battery from his former assistant. The claims were added to an amended lawsuit originally filed in June 2024, which accused West of sexual harassment and wrongful termination. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Lauren Pisciotta alleges that West, age 48, created a hostile work environment and “terrorized and dominated” her for two years under the guise of offering career advancement opportunities. She claims West abruptly fired her after she res…
Jersey City, NJ
News
'Lawyer Up:' Lawsuit Filed By Jersey City Employee Fired For Supporting Anti
-lgbtq
Sister
Jonathan Gomez Noriega, who was fired earlier this year by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop for supporting his sister's political campaign filled with anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, said the mayor axed him to further his political career. Gomez Noriega filed a lawsuit in United States District Court against Fulop and other city employees over what he claims was his wrongful termination. Gomez-Noriega's was forced to resign from the city's LGBTQ+ task force after it was revealed he made four donations to his sister, Valentina Gomez, who was running for the Republican nomination for Missouri Secretary of …
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Fired Wayne Officer Claiming Retaliation, Sexual Harassment Seeks Reinstatement
A former Wayne police officer said she was fired for filing a sexual harassment lawsuit. Now, she wants her job back. In her most recent lawsuit filed in Passaic County Superior Court Friday, Aug. 2, Christie Ohlendorf is seeking to have her job restored. Ohlendorf says she's been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression, related to being a female police officer in Wayne. "Our client was illegally terminated at her internal affairs hearing as direct retaliation for her filing her civil lawsuit as against Wayne," the former officer's attorney, Patrick Toscano sai…
Lancaster, PA
News
Federal Lawsuit Filed Over
Covid-
19 Vaccine Mandates at Penn Medicine
Workers for Penn Medicine who were dismissed from their jobs for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine, have filed a federal lawsuit. Hundreds of employees have quit or been dismissed from Penn Medicine since the vaccine mandate was announced this past spring. The suit states that the vaccination mandates are unconstitutional, violating employee rights and they were wrongfully terminated. The 11-page document specifically cites four issues the defendants are seeking damages for: Violation of First Amendment rights. Violation of the 14th Amendment, "right to privacy and body." Wrongful terminati…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Lawsuit
: NJ Man Fired For Failing Workplace Drug Test Days After Weed Legalized, Report Says
A man who apparently failed to provide proof he was authorized to use medical marijuana was fired from his job for failing a work-ordered drug test days after weed was decriminalized in New Jersey, according to a new lawsuit alleging wrongful termination. Paul Myers, 53, had been utilizing medical marijuana at his doctor's suggestion due to symptoms of Crohn's disease and previous cancer treatments, when his employer -- supply chain company National DCP -- subject him to a drug test earlier this year, NJ Advance Media reports. The test allegedly occurred three days after Gov. Phil Mur…
