New Go well with Accuses eXp Realty, Staff Chief of Sexual Harassment
The go well with claims that Chris Nevada supplied to pay an worker for intercourse, made inappropriate feedback and, finally, fired the lady.
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As eXp Realty fends off a number of sexual harassment lawsuits, one other alleged sufferer has come ahead with one more case in opposition to the corporate, this time accusing a crew chief in Nevada of sexual harassment and retaliation.
Reno-based agent Misty Carter filed the go well with Tuesday in federal courtroom in Nevada. The go well with names as defendants eXp, in addition to Chris Nevada and his Nevada Actual Property Group. Amongst different issues, the go well with accuses Nevada of an array of misbehavior starting from making sexual remarks within the office, providing to pay Carter for intercourse, “undesirable touching” and makes an attempt at kissing, and sexually oriented texts.
The go well with’s criticism argues that when Carter rebuffed Nevada’s advances, her “employment was terminated.” The criticism additionally makes some extent of noting that Carter was an “worker versus an unbiased contractor.” Impartial contractor standing is extra widespread in actual property. Carter labored on the Nevada Actual Property Group between December 2021 and June 2022, the criticism notes.
Nevada left eXp final 12 months and took the Nevada Actual Property Group to LPT Realty, the place it stays immediately.
The criticism additional argues that eXp knew about Nevada’s conduct, although it doesn’t elaborate on that time.
Nevada didn’t instantly reply to Inman’s request for remark Thursday.
In an electronic mail, an eXp spokesperson stated that the corporate takes “our duty to foster a secure and inclusive setting very critically.”
“EXp Realty has zero tolerance for abuse, harassment, or misconduct of any type — together with by the unbiased actual property brokers who use our companies,” the spokesperson added. “We have now solely simply now obtained the allegations and have begun an investigation.”
The go well with comes as eXp faces a multi-front authorized battle over different sexual harassment allegations. That battle began early last year when a number of ladies accused Michael Bjorkman and David Golden of sexual harassment. The 2 males had labored at eXp when, in line with the criticism within the case, they tried to coerce ladies to commit intercourse acts, together with at varied networking and trade occasions.
One other lady filed a similar suit in December, as soon as once more accusing Bjorkman and Golden of sexual assault. That case particularly claims the boys repeatedly drugged and assaulted a number of ladies.
The most recent case involving Nevada isn’t associated to the 2 earlier fits and doesn’t point out Bjorkman or Golden. Nonetheless, it’s comparable in that it alleges sexual misconduct by a male chief and it names eXp as a defendant.
In complete, the brand new go well with accuses the defendants of 5 totally different crimes, together with sexual harassment, retaliation, battery, infliction of emotional misery, and malicious interference with potential financial benefit. The go well with finally asks for a jury trial, in addition to undisclosed damages.
