She reported it to HR — what the lawsuit alleges happened next was far worse
A federal lawsuit accuses AT&T of failing to address explicit content in a workplace group chat — then retaliating when the employee spoke up.
Bridgette Tolbert, a Senior Specialist-Circuit Provisioning Manager at AT&T Services, Inc., filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado on February 11, 2026, alleging sex-based harassment, retaliation, disability discrimination, and race discrimination.
According to the complaint, Tolbert was added to a group chat involving AT&T employees, including her supervisor, Director Jacqueline "Jax" Tinnin, on or about August 24, 2023. The lawsuit alleges that sexually explicit messages, sexual innuendos, and sexually explicit images were shared in the chat, including an unsolicited image depicting male genitalia. Tolbert alleges the content was unwelcome, uninvited, and objectively offensive.
The complaint alleges the conduct escalated in or about May 2024, when Tinnin and another employee allegedly appeared at Tolbert's home without invitation while she was on vacation. Shortly thereafter, Tinnin allegedly verbally assaulted Tolbert inside her home.
Tolbert alleges she reported the harassment to HR, Employee Relations, and management, and provided and/or offered corroborating evidence including screenshots of the group-chat content, phone records, and recordings. According to the complaint, AT&T failed to...
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