Michael Lampert

04 May 2012 at 3:59 PM
Food, In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Rudeness

Lawsuit of the Day: This General Counsel Is Allegedly A Teabag-Throwing Terror

By Christopher Danzig

Dude. CHILL OUT.

Earlier this week, we learned about an epic departure memo sent to an allegedly terrible boss (or a great boss, depending on who you ask).

Well, it is turning out to be a bad week for all kinds of terrible bosses. On Wednesday, a senior in-house attorney at a global financial services firm was sued by his former secretary for gender discrimination and creating a hostile work environment. Or in layman’s terms, allegedly being an über-jerk, and then some. We have snippets from the suit after the jump, but first, quiz time:

According to the lawsuit, this in-house boss from hell allegedly flung which of the following at his hapless former secretary:

A) a cup of hot tea
B) yogurt
C) degrading verbal insults
D) all of the above

Answers, as well as some expletive-laden invective from the lawsuit, below….

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