Sexual Harassment Case Against "The Source" Headed To Court
The sexual harassment case filed against The Source magazine by two of its former female employees is back on schedule to start in October.
As previously reported, Kim Osorio, former Editor-In-Chief of The Source and Michelle Joyce, the magazine's former vice president of marketing, sued the former co-owners of the magazine, David Mays, and Raymond "Benzino" Scott, of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and unlawful retaliation against women working for the company.
According to their charges, female employees at The Source were routinely discriminated against in favor of male employees, especially in regards to hiring new personnel, promotions, compensations, benefits, working hours and discipline.
The case was "stayed" in May when a judge put a hold on all litigation pending the bankruptcy hearing involving David Mays. Earlier this week, a Manhattan federal judge lifted the stay and the case will now be heard by the courts starting October 9th.
We have learned that all parties named in the case, including Dave Mays, Benzino,Antoine Clark, Alvin Childs and their accusers, Kim Osorio and Michelle Joyce, have all been deposed and given their official statements.
Earlier this month, attorney's for Benzino and Mays filed for summary judgment asking the court to determine if there really is a violation of the law.
The lawsuit claims that sexual harassment at The Source was so rampant that a former Managing Editor often hid in her office. It also says that Mays would yell and curse at The Source's female executives, but wouldn't treat male employees the same way; that Scott and Mays allowed a male employee to use profanities while addressing Osorio, degrading her and physically threatening her without being disciplined for his actions; and that The Source orchestrated a gender-motivated smear campaign against Hot 97 radio personality Angie Martinez.
As previously reported, Kim Osorio, former Editor-In-Chief of The Source and Michelle Joyce, the magazine's former vice president of marketing, sued the former co-owners of the magazine, David Mays, and Raymond "Benzino" Scott, of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and unlawful retaliation against women working for the company.
According to their charges, female employees at The Source were routinely discriminated against in favor of male employees, especially in regards to hiring new personnel, promotions, compensations, benefits, working hours and discipline.
The case was "stayed" in May when a judge put a hold on all litigation pending the bankruptcy hearing involving David Mays. Earlier this week, a Manhattan federal judge lifted the stay and the case will now be heard by the courts starting October 9th.
We have learned that all parties named in the case, including Dave Mays, Benzino,Antoine Clark, Alvin Childs and their accusers, Kim Osorio and Michelle Joyce, have all been deposed and given their official statements.
Earlier this month, attorney's for Benzino and Mays filed for summary judgment asking the court to determine if there really is a violation of the law.
The lawsuit claims that sexual harassment at The Source was so rampant that a former Managing Editor often hid in her office. It also says that Mays would yell and curse at The Source's female executives, but wouldn't treat male employees the same way; that Scott and Mays allowed a male employee to use profanities while addressing Osorio, degrading her and physically threatening her without being disciplined for his actions; and that The Source orchestrated a gender-motivated smear campaign against Hot 97 radio personality Angie Martinez.
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