Judge denies Meta’s request to dismiss sexual harassment lawsuit filed by early employee

A judge Meta’s request has denied In order to dismiss a case against the early employee Kelly Stonelk.

The US District Judge Barbara Rothstein, who is overseeing the case, ruled this month that some parts of Stonecell’s case have qualified and the case will move forward.

“I hope this judgment has experienced others who have experienced discriminatory and toxic workplace cultures to consider the court to consider the court as one way to pressure and accountability,” said Stonelek Techcunch in a statement.

Stonelk, who has worked in Meta since the beginning of 2021 until early 2021, Meta has filed a case against Earlier this year, the state of Washington was accused of sexual harassment, sexual discrimination and revenge. The Meta case was removed to the Federal court and filed Stonelk’s case to dismiss the case that his claim was legally insufficient.

Meta refused to comment on the case or the judge’s decision.

In his initial charges, Stonelek complained that he failed to take the Meta action after reporting sexual harassment and harassment; That he often passed for the promotion of men; And he was confronted with revenge after the video game he considered as harmful to racists and minors. He said that working in favor of Meta under this alleged condition had severely damaged his mental state and put him in treatment.

Asked why he decided to file a case in February, Stonelek said that he wanted to carry out accountability for the allegations he made, which is a large type of abuse in Meta.

“Meta has the opportunity to damage a scale that only technology companies can,” he said.

At that time, Meta did not agree to comment on the case.

In Speed ​​to dismiss, Meta said that Stonelek “Meta failed and could not complain against Meta,” and his demands of harassment, discrimination and revenge have gone beyond the constitution of Washington Act against discrimination (WLAD).

A judge partially rejected this argument.

In the documents filed on August 25, the judge said that some parts of Stonelek’s claim regarding revenge, campaigning and sexual harassment were sufficient to survive. The judge dismisses other specific claims in the case, which cover the allegations of sexual harassment, revenge and wrong discharge. Stonela was also refused to correct the filing, if he chose.

Stonecell and Meta will now file a joint status report, which is in mid -September.

Only a few of the high-profile allegations of Meta late to Stonelk’s claims.

Shortly after Stonelek filed the case, Sara Win-Wyliams (who was then called Facebook led the policy) published “Carles Peoples”, where he complained of sexual harassment by his boss, and also accused him of receiving revenge after reporting. Meta has denied the allegations of the book, and after the ban on Win-Wyliams, a judge supported Meta after the ban on marketing that he probably violated his non-publishing agreement to write it.