BlackBerry asks court to dismiss some claims in case alleging CEO harassed employee

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WATERLOO — BlackBerry Ltd. and its chief executive John Giamatteo have asked a U.S.

court to dismiss some of the claims made by a former employee who alleges Giamatteo sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her after she reported the behaviour.

The company and Giamatteo want the court to throw out claims the plaintiff made suggesting she had encountered a hostile work environment, discriminatory pay and unpaid wages. They also want allegations about negligent hiring and failure to prevent harassment and discrimination to be dropped. When she reported the behaviour, she said she started being cut out of meetings and later, was told she was being terminated effective immediately as part of a “restructuring.”

In the two months prior to the plaintiff being let go, the documents say, a female employee reporting to her took medical leave to"address mental health issues caused by plaintiff’s abusive behaviour, and another employee ... quit on the spot when plaintiff insisted he work around the clock on a weekend to complete a project on an unrealistic timeline."

 

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