3 Former Employees Sue WeWork, Alleging Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation

Plaintiffs' lawsuits detail allegedly hostile work environment at coworking company

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Three former employees filed lawsuits against WeWork this week accusing the coworking company of racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation, among other alleged misconduct.

Two separate complaints filed Wednesday in the New York Supreme Court for the County of New York allege racial discrimination, sexual harassment by WeWork employees, “questionable” stock option practices, equal pay violations and retaliation. A third complaint, filed Thursday in the The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges sexual harassment, a hostile work environment and retaliatory termination.

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