NFL Films Gets Voice-Over Artist’s Harassment Claims Tossed

A woman who provided voice-over services for NFL Films for roughly 13 years can’t pursue claims that she was subjected to a sex-based hostile work environment, a federal judge ruled.

That’s because Nadia Axakowsky worked for the National Football League’s productions arm as an independent contractor, not as an employee, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey said Nov. 14. Federal job rights law doesn’t protect gig workers and other independent contractors from workplace sexual harassment, the court said.

Axakowsky sued NFL Productions LLC, which does business as NFL Films, in June 2017. She alleged that male ...