The Dugger Law Firm, PLLC: Former MOA Special Counsel & Deputy Director of Vetting Martha Perez-Pedemonti Files Discrimination & Retaliation Class Action Against NYC
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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NEW YORK, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Former Mayor's Office of Appointments ("MOA") Special Counsel and Deputy Director of Vetting Martha Perez-Pedemonti has filed an individual and class action complaint against the City of New York ("NYC"), former Director and Principal EEO Officer for MOA Joni Kletter ("Kletter"), NYC Law Department EEO Officer Sosimo Fabian ("Fabian"), and NYC Agency Counsel Michael Levario ("Levario").
Key Points:
- The complaint further alleges FMLA retaliation and interference claims against Defendants NYC and Kletter.
- In addition to individual claims, Ms. Perez-Pedemonti alleges class claims, for injunctive and declaratory relief, on behalf of all NYC employees who filed EEO complaints against a Commissioner, Head of Agency, and/or EEO Officer.
- The complaint alleges that these, and other EEO policies, resulted in a disparate impact on the class through disproportionate rates of discipline, resignation, and/or termination.
- It further alleges that NYC had a policy or practice of retaliation against employees who made sex discrimination, race discrimination, and/or related retaliation EEO complaints against Commissioners, Agency Heads, and/or EEO Officers.