{"id":969,"date":"2015-05-26T18:14:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T18:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/?p=969"},"modified":"2019-12-04T04:42:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T04:42:31","slug":"i-worked-in-the-real-life-wolf-of-wall-street-alleged-nyc-sexual-harassment-victim-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/i-worked-in-the-real-life-wolf-of-wall-street-alleged-nyc-sexual-harassment-victim-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"I Worked in the Real-Life \u2018Wolf of Wall Street,\u2019 Alleged NYC Sexual Harassment Victim Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ciudad de Nueva York<\/strong>\u00a0– Even in this day and age, some workplaces are still the same old \u201cboys\u2019 club.\u201d It looks like that\u2019s the case for Philippa Okoye, the wife of San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Lawrence Okoye, who filed a lawsuit in Manhattan court for gender discrimination<\/a> and acoso sexual<\/a> against her former employer.<\/p>\n

In October 2013, Okoye was hired as a senior investment advisor at deVere USA Inc., a registered investment firm, and claims she had problems with her male colleagues in the office from day one. As the sole female employee, Okoye alleges she was subjected to \u201cinappropriate and offensive sexual comments and degrading comments about women.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Philippa Okoye says.
\nIn particular, Benjamin Alderson, a registered investment advisor who served as COO and senior area manager for the deVere USA firm, openly made it known that he wanted to pattern his office after ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ and ‘Boiler Room.’ Benjamin Alderson\u00a0allegedly made inappropriate remarks regarding his dislike of having women in the deVere offices and her relationship with her husband, including, \u201cI think it\u2019s disgusting when white women go out with black guys,” the complaint states.<\/p>\n

Okoye claims she attempts to address the sexual harassment issues but discovered deVere USA had no HR department and she dreaded going to executive management for fear of retaliation.
\nIn January 2014, Alderson removed Okoye from her sales position and made her a coordinator, cutting her pay by more than 37 percent, the complaint states. Eventually, she was fired \u2013 but Okoye says there was no legitimate business reason for her termination. Now, she seeks damages in Manhattan Supreme Civil Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are shocked and dismayed that a legitimate employment termination has sparked such a malicious response,\u201d the company said. \u201cUnfortunately, we are very limited about what we can say about this as it\u2019s subject to legal proceedings, but we\u00a0pledge to clear the names of those wrongly accused and look forward to doing so in court.\u201d<\/p>\n

NYC Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Environments at investment banks<\/h2>\n

New York City is one of the largest business and financial hubs in the world. Competition is fierce and work environments often reflect this aggressive atmosphere. When workplace competition turns to hostility and sexual harassment, your employer might be toeing the line into illegal and unethical behavior. To add additional stress, women are often the minority in workplaces, forcing them to deal with these types of hostile work environments.
\nSigns you might be working in a hostile work environment caused by sexual harassment:<\/p>\n