A former chief of staff to WeWork's cofounder and former CEO Adam Neumann says in a complaint that she was repeatedly discriminated against while pregnant at the company, adding to a litany of complaints about the company culture under Neumann's leadership
Medina Bardhi, who said she was pregnant twice while at the company and took maternity leave each time, alleges that the discrimination started when she interviewed for the job in 2013, according to a complaint filed Thursday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She said Neumann asked her at the time if"she was going to get married and become pregnant." WeWork's disgraced CEO is getting a massive payout.
Bardhi alleges that after disclosing her second pregnancy, Neumann, Berrent and other leadership looked for her permanent replacement. When she returned the second time, she learned she was no longer part of the CEO office and was"sidelined and denied any meaningful work for months," the complaint alleges.Bardhi points to the condition of the lactation room available to employees as a sign of its lack of care given to new moms.
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