Gay Associate Claims Sexual Harassment by White & Case Partners
A gay senior associate in the Los Angeles office of New York's White & Case has sued the firm for sexual harassment and sex discrimination, claiming two male partners created a "intimidating, hostile and offensive work environment" through inappropriate comments and behavior.In a suit filed June 2 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Christopher M. Meekins, a corporate associate at the firm since 2002, accuses partners Jerry Bloom and James Cairns of making unwelcome sexual advances in addition to frequently commenting on Meekins' physical appearance and inquiring about his personal life.
Meekins, 34, says he rebuffed both partners and complained about their behavior. He claims the firm retaliated against him by withholding work assignments, denying him a promised promotion and freezing his salary.
The article says Meekins still practices at White & Case. That must be fun . . . . Details here from the New York Law Journal via Law.com.
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I support gay rights but many who also support gay rights still exhibit arguably racist tendencies.
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My name is Christopher King, and I totally agree with form Mass. Bar Association President Richard C. Van Nostrand on the point of equal marriage and other rights for homosexuals, for which he and Attorney Renee M. Landers received awards from the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association.
But when it comes to discrimination against a plain-old male n*gg*r, well that’s where we have a problem that you can see in my online video at my website:
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Where I have zealously represented homosexual clients in my practice, and agree that they have a right to be married just as anyone else, Van Nostrand in his practice has:
1. Allowed his client, American Tower Corporation, to destroy sexually-tinged emails from Caucasian Manager Leslie Klaidman toward me, despite me writing him four (4) letters asking for retention — at least one such letter written with the help of well-respected Civil Rights Attorney and Professor Louis A. Jacobs, Esq.,
2. Refused to reconstruct the hard drive or mirror image even after Federal Court Judge Lindsay ORDERED American Tower Corporation to produce emails relevant to me. But Judge Lindsay is Black, so maybe Van Nostrand is just being consistent in his disrespect.
All this, mind you, is interesting because the Department of Labor fined American Tower $300,000.00 for Overtime violations after I sent another fired male n*gg*r there to the Department to issue a Complaint.
All this, mind you happened immediately after former Caucasian American Tower VP Jody Mitchell had the nerve to tell the entire staff that I was a “Dangerous Black Man,” when they fired me 2 hours after I demanded overtime pay, citing statute. She also called the Woburn Police and called me a “scoundrel.”
Interesting, n’est-ce pas?
As such, all I can say is that when you take a stand to be fair and to promote Civil Rights, you do it for everybody, not just for your own pet projects. Van Nostrand’s approach, in my opinion, is hypocritical and stands inimical to the greater Cause of Justice.
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Posted by: Christopher King | June 15, 2005 4:17 PM