SheFit, the sports bra manufacturer with the slogan ‘Rethink Your Sports Bra, Rule Your World,’ finds itself in a tight squeeze these days after a pair of lawsuits filed by former employees accuse the Michigan-based company of breach of contract, sexual harassment, and whistleblower retaliation in documents filed in a U.S. District Court on Oct. 31.
The plaintiffs in the separate cases are represented by the same law firm and both accuse SheFit owners Robert and Sara Moylan of breach of contract for not paying them severance according to their contracts after each was fired for what both consider unjust reasons.
The day after the suits were filed, SheFit denied all allegations and defended the firing of both employees as decisions made based on poor financial performance.
“SheFit was founded in a basement, by a woman to empower all women to be their best,” the statement said. “Any allegations of sexual harassment or discrimination are simply false. SheFit looks forward to vigorously defending itself and its employees against any baseless and predatory actions by disgruntled former executives.”
One of the plaintiffs is SheFit’s former chief executive officer Angel Ilagan, who held the position from Oct. 19, 2021 until his termination on Sept. 7, 2022 and previously was the chief marketing officer at Vera Bradley and Pandora.
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