Online real estate marketplace Zillow was hit with five new lawsuits this week alleging employee discrimination, retaliation, and other mistreatment of workers.
The five lawsuits were all filed by the law firm of Geragos & Geragos, reports LAist. Geragos & Geragos is the same law firm representing a Zillow employee who sued the company earlier this month for sexual harassment. In that lawsuit, former Zillow employee Rachel Kremer described the company’s Irvine, California office as having an “adult frat house” culture. The latest lawsuits also involve employees who worked at the Irvine office.
What can small business owners learn from these employment lawsuits filed against Zillow? Here are three lessons:
In a statement regarding the latest lawsuits reported by LAist, a Zillow spokesman wrote “Zillow does not–and will not–tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have just been notified of this complaint and are currently investigating these allegations.”
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