Yost v. Everyrealm Inc. et al

  1. April 10, 2023

    Sex Bias Case Against Tech Co. Kicked To Arbitration

    An ex-worker's sex bias claims against a technology company belong in arbitration, a New York federal judge ruled Monday, saying her concerns about costs didn't nullify an arbitration pact.

  2. March 16, 2023

    #MeToo Arbitral Ban May Cover More Than Sexual Harassment

    A pair of rulings interpreting a workplace sexual assault and harassment law that came from the #MeToo movement could make it easier to keep other employment claims in court and out of arbitration, attorneys told Law360.

  3. February 24, 2023

    Metaverse Co. Beats Ex-HR Manager's Sex Harassment Claims

    A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed a former human resources worker's claims that she was sexually harassed while working for a metaverse real estate company, but said he needs more information before deciding whether her pay discrimination and other claims belong in court.

  4. February 15, 2023

    Ex-Everyrealm Employee Trims Harassment, Bias Suit

    A former employee of Metaverse real estate company Everyrealm has dropped her claims against four defendants named in a sexual harassment and wrongful termination suit after she missed the time period to serve them.

  5. November 17, 2022

    Investment Firms Seek Exit From Suit Against Metaverse Co.

    Digital investment companies OpenDeal Inc., OpenDeal Portal LLC and Republic Operations LLC asked a New York federal judge to toss a sexual harassment suit in which they are named involving a former employee of metaverse startup Everyrealm Inc., calling the case a "smear campaign and shakedown, masked as a wrongful termination/discrimination lawsuit."

  6. November 03, 2022

    Digital Real Estate Co. Wants Out Of Sexual Harassment Suits

    Metaverse startup Everyrealm Inc. told a New York federal court that sexual harassment claims in separate suits from an ex-human resources director and a former NFL tight end amount to nothing more than petty slights and are part of efforts to pressure the company to take settlements.

  7. September 30, 2022

    NY Forecast: College Office Harassment Suit At 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit is scheduled next week to consider an attempt by a group of former Berkeley College admissions office workers to revive their lawsuit claiming they were fired after they complained about a culture of harassment and inappropriate comments toward women in the office. Here, Law360 looks at that case and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in the Empire State.