Fired Brivo Employee Sues Over Sexual Harassment and Hostile Workplace

Published Jan 06, 2023 14:15 PM

A fired employee is suing Brivo and accusing the company of sexual harassment and discrimination, but Brivo has denied all allegations and said the employee was fired due to poor performance.

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In this report, IPVM examines the plaintiff's complaint and his accusations, Brivo's response, and shares feedback from former Brivo employees about their experiences at the company, including some who worked in the same region at the same time as the plaintiff.

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*********** ******** *** ***** ** *** from *** ***** ********** *********** ********** on **** **** *** ***** * lawsuit ******* ***** ** ******* *, 2022.

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* *** ** *** ********* *** of ******** ****** ******** ** ********* Lau, *********. ** (****) ****** **********, Nicki *******, ********** **** ******** ** order ** ***** ***** **** *** supervisor. * **** **** ******** *** screen ***** **** **. *** *** Ms. ******* **** ********** **** *** advances *** **. *******'* ***********/*********** ** be *********.

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*********** ****** ** *** ********* **** he ******** ** *** ********** ******* for *** ********** ** *** *** Saffell's ********.

***** **** ***** **** * **** retaliation *** *** ****** **. *** and **. ******* **** **** ******.

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*********** ******* ** *** ********* **** he *** ****** ** ****** *** Area ******* ******* ******* ** *** refused ***'* ********.

Antisemitic **********

*********** ****** **** ******** ********* **** antisemitic ********** ** ******** *********.

****, ***********'* ****-********** ****** *******, ******** Schoenholtz **** ** ***** **** **** him **** *** *** *** ****** High ******** ******* ** *** ******** to ** ** ** ***, *** complaint *******.

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* ***** ** *** ***** ********* Department ***** *********** ******** **** ** people ** ** ********** *** ********* that **** ********* (** *** **** least, *** **** *** ********) ** required ** **** * *********** ******** class.

** * ******** ********, *********** *** lunch *** ******* *** ******** *** of *** **** *** **** *** and, ********* ** *** ***********, *** responded, "***, *****! *** *** *** so ****** *********?"

No *****

*********** **** ******* ** *** ********* that ** *** ****** **** *** a ***** ** **** ** ****** adjustment ** *** **** *.* ***** of *** ***** ** *****, **** though *****’* *** ********* ** ***** 2019 **** *** ********* ***** ******* one.

General ****** *********

*** ********* **** ******* **** ** experienced ******* ************ ******* ** *** religion.

********* ** ***********'* *********, *** ********* were "*** ** **** ***." *******, his **********, ********* ********** * *********** Improvement **** (***) *** *** **** was ******* *********** *** ****** **** unsubstantiated ***********.

**. ******* **** ******** *** **** off ******* **** ****** *********** *** already ******* ** **** *** ****, the ********* *******.

Brivo's ********

** ******* *, ****, ***** ***. responded ** ***********'* *********, ********* * number ** ***** *** ******* ********* all ***********. ***** ******* **** "*** adverse ******** ********** ****** *****'** **** taken ********** ** ******/***, ******* ********, alleged **********, ** ******* ********* ********."

Subsidiary ****** ********

***** ***. ****** **** *** ****** "holding *******" *** ***********'* ********. *******, the ****** ****** **** *** *********'* actual ****** ******** ** ***** ******* LLC, * ********** ** *** ***********.

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**** ****** **** *** ****** *** plaintiff's **** ** *** ********* *** be ******* ** *** ******* ***** entity.

"Antisemitic" ******** ********** "***** *******"

***** ****** **** ** *** ******** that *** ********* ****** ** ** "antisemitic" **** ****, *** ******* **** they ****** ** "********** ******, ******** "stray *******"."

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Schoenholtz ******** ******* **** **********

************, ***** ******* **** ****-********** ******* could *** **** **** ************** ******* Schoenholtz ******* *** ********* *** ** a ****** ** *********.

***** ****** **** ******* ****** *********** get ******** ** *** ******* ** relocate *** **** ******** ******** *****, according ** *****, "** *** ****, was ******** *** ****** ** * generous ********." *********, **** ****** "*** suggestion ** * ************** ******," ********* to *****'* *********.

***** **** ******* **** *********** ******** a ********* ** **** *** ****** that ******* "*********** *** ********* [*** plaintiff] *** *** **** *********."

No ***** *****

*** ****** ******* **** ***** ***** promoted ** ****** ***** **************, *********** did *** **** ** **** ** the **************** ** *** *** ********, so ***** ******** *** ** *** duties ******* ******** *** ***** ** pay:

********* **** *** ******** **** ** did *** **** *** ********** **************** of *** *** ****, ** *** employer ******** *** ** ***** ****************, while ************ ******** *** ** ****** the ***** ** ****** ***** ******* Representative *** *********** $*,***.** *** ***** which **** **** **.

***** ***** **** ********* ** *** reason *** *********** *** ********* * merit ***** ** ******* ****.

Poor *** ***********

***** ****** **** *********** *** *** awarded * ***** ***** ** **** and **** "*** ** **********, ********** performance *******."

** ******** ** ***********'* *********** *********** that *** *********** ** ****** * position **** ** ***** **** ******* for *** ********* ********, ***** ****** that ******* ********* *** ************. *******, Brivo ****** **** ******* ******** *** meeting ******* *** **** *********** "****'* ready ** ** ** ***" ** light ** *** *** ***********.

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***** **** ****** ** ******* *********** on * *********** *********** ****, *** claims **** **** *** * ****** of *** **** **** *********** *** that ** "********* ** **** *********** documented ******** *** ****** **** ******* his ******** ** ********* ****** *** loss ** ******** ********."

** ******* **, ****, *** *******, Brivo ****** **** *********** "*** * poor ****** ******* ************* **** * customer, ***** ** *** ****** ** answer **** ******* *** ******* ********* that ****** **** **** ****** *** base ** *********."

Plaintiff ********* **** *********

***** ****** **** ***** **** **** messages ********* ******* *********** *** ****** employee ********* *** ********* ******** ******* the *********. *** ***** ***** **** at *** **** *** *** *** Schoenholtz's ******** *** **** ***** ********* were ********* ** ***********.

Former ***** *********

**** ********* ****** ** ****** ***** employees, **** ** **** ****** ** Maryland ****** *** **** **** ** Schoenholtz. **** ** *** ** ****** employees *** ***** ** **** **** they *********** ** *** *** **** of ******** ******* ** **** ** alleged ** *** *********.

****** *** **** *** ******* *** a ****** ** ***** *** **** unable ** ******* ** *** ******* company *******.

No *******, ** ********

***** **** **** **** **** ** not ******* ** ******* ********** *** would *** ******* *** **** ******. IPVM *** *** ******** *** ******** from ***********, ******* ********** *** ******** times *** *******.

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**** **** ** ******** ******* ** is * *** ******** ***** ********** allegations ******* *** ****** *********. ********* to *** ****, ******.*% ** ****** ********** *************** ***** ** *** ** ****.

**** ********** ************ ** *** ****** ****** ********** claims, **** ************ **** ****** ********* accounted *** **** *% ** *** complaints.

***** *** ********* ** ******* *** complaint *** ** ******* ****** *** costs *** ******** **** ********. **** will ****** **** ****** **** * decision ** ****.

Comments (9)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Jan 06, 2023

**** *** ****** **** * **** problematic ******** **** *** ****** *********. There *** ******* ******** *** **** joining *** ***** *********** ***** *** walking *** *** ****.

**’* ****** ***** ** **** ** show **** **** **** ******** ** get **** ******* ** ****.

****** **** **’* **** ****** ** get * ****** ** **’* ****** to *** ******* ******** ******** ***.

*** ***** **** ****** ** ******* because ***** ********* *** *** *** name *** *** *** ** * liability ********** ** *** ******* ** the ******* *** **** *** **** him.

***** *** **** **********.

** **** ** ******* **** ****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Jan 06, 2023

* ****** **** **** *** * year *** **** *********** * ************ who *** ******* *** ********* ** his **** **** *****. ** *** always ******* ** ** ***** *** beyond ** ****** ** ********* *** team ******* **********. ***** *** ****** compliant *** *********** **** * *** in *** ********. **** **, ** a *** ******* ********** ********** *** was ****** ******* **. ** *** otherwise ******* ***** ** ******** *** irresponsible.

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U
Undisclosed #3
Jan 06, 2023

*'* **** *** ***** **** ********* in *** ******. ***** *** ******** some ************* ***** ***** **, *** also ** ** **** ******* *** victim **** ** *** ** "***** it ** *** ***".

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U
Undisclosed #4
Jan 10, 2023

* ****** ** *** ********--***** "****** card" *** "****** *********"--****** *** *** behind *** ******** ******** ** ** terms ** ***, *** *** *** upper ******** ***** ** *** **** majority ** ********* ******** ** **** a ******** **** ** ********* *** no **** ****** **********. * ***** hate ** *** *** ******** ** the ******* *** ***** ******* ******** gender ** ****** **************. ** **** a **** **** *** ** ** as * ******* *** ** ** industry.

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U
Undisclosed #3
Jan 10, 2023

**********, * ***** **'** ***** **** fine. *'* ****** **** * ******* / ******** ***** ** *********, **********, and ****** ****** **** ** ****'** hit ***** ********* **** *****.

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U
Undisclosed #4
Jan 12, 2023

**** ******* ********** ****** ** *****. The ********* *********, ********* ***** ****** between *********, **********, *** ****** ** one **** *** ********* ** *** other. *** ******** ********* ** * hiring "*****". **** ******** ********* (** be ********) ** *** *** ******** industry *** * ********* *******.

*********, **********, *** ******

U
Undisclosed #5
May 11, 2023

*** *** ******** ******** *** * diversity *******

**** *** ************ ******** **** * diversity *******?

*** ***** *** ******** ********?

************?

****?

*********?

*** *** ***** *** ******** ******** that ** ********* ** *****? ** they **** * ********* *******?

**** ******* **** *********** *** ********* by ****** *** ** ***** **** not ******** '* *******' - ****** you *** ** ********** ******** ** DEI *****.

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Donald Maye
May 11, 2023

******:***********'* ****** (******* ******)*** ********* **** *** ******** ***** * ****** ** ******* ** an ********* ****.** * ****** ** **** **********, Schoenholtz **** **************.

********* *** ****** ***** ******, ***** * ***** *********** *** not ******** *** ******* *** *** court ******** ****** "**** ** ** deemed ** ** ********** ******* *******":

*** ***** ******* ********* ** ***** 16 **** ******* ****** ***** ** longer ********* *** ** **** ****** because ** *** ********* ************ **** the ******** ***** ***. (*** **. 17). ********* ******* *** ***** ** April * **** ** *** “******** seeking ********* *******.” (*** **. **). It *** *** **** ***** ***** since ********* *** ******** ** *** former ********’* ****** *** ** *** counsel *** ******** *** *********.

***********, *** ***** ******* *** ********** of ******* ***** ****** *** ******** notice ** ********* **** ** ** deemed ** ** ********** ******* ******* unless *** ***** *** ******* ****** an ********** ** *** ******. ******** to *** ********** ***** ****** ** January *, ********* ****** *** * status ****** ** *** ** **** 17, ****. (*** **. **).

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Donald Maye
Jun 01, 2023