They reported their boss. An investigation backed them up. Then they lost their jobs
Three Vanderbilt University employees say they were pushed out after reporting sexual harassment by their supervisor.
A federal lawsuit filed on April 10, 2026, in the Middle District of Tennessee (Berry et al v. Vanderbilt University, Case No. 3:26-cv-00443) lays out a troubling sequence: three women in the university's library system reported a hostile work environment, participated in an investigation that led to their supervisor's termination — and then lost their own jobs.
Regina Berry, Miriam Wnuk, and Rachel Adams all worked in the Logistics and Access Services Department of Vanderbilt's Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Berry had been with the university since 1998, Adams since 1991, and Wnuk since 2020. Their supervisor, Scott Martin, who served as the department's director, allegedly made unwanted comments about female employees' bodies and appearance, excluded women from meetings, and refused to hire qualified female candidates.
Berry raised concerns about pay inequity and sexism as early as the summer of 2023, after learning a less experienced male colleague had received a higher percentage raise. She escalated those concerns through several internal channels — her direct supervisor, human resources, and the university's Equal Opportunity and Access Office. According to the lawsuit, the response was underwhelming. The EOA eventually closed her case, and a library HR...
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