Everyrealm, a metaverse real estate company that spun out of Republic’s crypto arm in February, is facing two lawsuits first filed in August from former directors at the company who allege they each faced numerous, separate instances of discrimination and harassment while working there. In addition to the company itself, multiple Everyrealm executives are also named as defendants in the suit, including CEO Janine Yorio and co-founder Julia Schwartz.
Today, Seppinni LLP, the employment law firm representing both plaintiffs, filed amended complaints on behalf of each in federal court in the Southern District of New York, where the case is being tried. The amended complaints, from ex-NFL player Teyo Johnson, who worked as Everyrealm’s director of strategic partnerships, and Katherine Yost, the company’s former HR director, contain several new allegations of sexual harassment that they claim occurred at the company.
If the judge overseeing the proceedings determines that these allegations constitute a sexual harassment dispute under a bipartisan law that President Biden signed in March to end forced arbitration for such cases, both lawsuits will go to trial despite Everyrealm’s push to compel arbitration. If that happens, these could be the first-ever cases in the U.S. to which the new law — the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFA) — is ever...
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