Outten & Golden LLP said Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MSO) allegedly violated federal, state, and city laws when it fired an employee who became disabled after a motor vehicle accident. Kiki Paris, former Senior Director of National Accounts for Body & Soul Magazine, which is owned by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., filed the complaint in New York federal court Tuesday.
According to the complaint, Paris, a Manhattan resident, had generated millions of dollars in advertising revenue for Body & Soul prior to being struck by a car while crossing a street in May 2008. Paris notified the company of her accident and that she required a leave of absence from work.
Despite knowing about the seriousness of her injuries, and the fact that she was on leave, Paris's supervisors nonetheless demanded that she work from home. Her supervisors repeatedly asked her to call her clients and to tell them about her accident as a way to win "sympathy" business.
The lawsuit also alleged that the defendants demanded that she regularly check e-mail and then reprimanded her for not immediately responding to e-mails - at a time when Paris was confined to a seven-pound metal halo that was screwed to her skull and connected to a hard plastic body vest. The lawsuit seeks lost wages and benefits, compensatory damages, and other relief.
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