A former National Association of Realtors (NAR) employee filed a lawsuit against the trade group that claims she was fired and subjected to retaliation for complaining about discrimination and sexual harassment.
Real Estate News reported Roshani Sheth, a NAR project manager from 2014 to 2019, is seeking more than $2 million in damages in the lawsuit that was filed on June 18 in Illinois District Court. Sheth stated that she was exposed to “various acts of discrimination based on her sex and national origin during her employment,” including “sexual harassment, unequal terms and conditions of employment and failure to promote.” Sheth’s lawsuit said she was fired after complaining about her treatment and later faced retaliation including a “refusal to provide a neutral reference to prospective employers” and cyberstalking with threatening text messages.
Sheth first made her complaints with NAR public in a New York Times article from last year, in which she broke a nondisclosure agreement with her former employer to detail her accusations because “the way for a company to win is to get somebody not to talk.”
A NAR spokesperson responded to the lawsuit by stating the trade group was “committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We don’t comment on matters of employment.”
Some people are just looking for a bid payday!
Lourdes Garrison, what if this person was actually discriminated against by her employer? Does that even matter to you?
David, you for speaking up and speaking out. There is clearly an assumption on the part of some that any accusation of harassment and/or discrimination must automatically be specious. You, instead, asked us to I get more information before we judged. So again, thank you.
Lawsuits are getting ridiculous. A bunch of spoiled brats. If they don’t get their way they file a law suit. Work hard and do your job and you won’t have to worry about getting fired.
I had that situation many years ago, I sued the company and won. the harassment was done daily while at work.
When I saw the issue was getting worse, I started to document everything which proofed my case.
They wanted to settle and we did. It was more a matter of principle, than the money. The old boys club needed o learn not to disrespect any woman in their office/company.
One can’t judge without knowing the specifics of allegations.