Ex-Worker for the de Blasio Administration in New York Alleges Retaliation Against Complaints of Racial Discrimination
A one-time de Blasio administration employee charges she became the target of retaliation — a practice that she says was widespread during the last mayor’s term — after she filed complaints about racial discrimination on the job, according to a new Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit.
The 114-page class action filing by former Mayor’s Office of Appointments Special Counsel and Deputy Director of Vetting Martha Perez-Pedemonti also cites a hostile work environment during her time at the agency — which ended in Jan. 31, 2020, when she claims she was driven to quit after struggling with mental health issues related to her work.
“As a result of the pressure and … the ongoing retaliation from MOA, and her MOA colleagues’ warnings of further retaliation if she returned … Plaintiff resigned from MOA,” the court papers alleged, asking for a jury trial in the case.
