Brooklyn Firm, Ex-Worker End Race Bias Suit Over Civil War Talk

A New York City law firm and Black Hispanic ex-officer manager agreed to dismiss her harassment claims after she alleged a former named partner created a racially hostile work environment by reminiscing about the Civil War and the Confederacy.

The parties filed a stipulation and order of dismissal with prejudice Tuesday—nearly a month after they notified the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York that they finalized a settlement agreement, with the court ordering a dismissal of the case. Shonda Fernandez sued Wenig Saltiel LLP and former partner Ira Greene in 2019 for race discrimination and retaliation ...