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A former accounting manager for a digital media company has dropped the lawsuit she filed against the business, in which she alleged the company’s CFO repeatedly passed her over for promotions because she is a woman, denied her a promised bonus and wrongfully fired her in 2023.
Eleni Christofi’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Burbank-based Electric Monster Media Inc. alleged wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, failure to prevent discrimination and various state Labor Code violations. On Thursday, her attorneys filed court papers with Judge Joseph Lipner asking that the woman’s complaint be dismissed “with prejudice,” meaning it cannot be refiled.
The pleadings did not state if a settlement was reached or if Christofi was not pursuing the case for other reasons.
In their previous court papers filed a month after the case was filed last March 8, EMM lawyers argued for dismissal of the lawsuit, citing the statute of limitations and maintaining that any actions taken by the company against the plaintiff were done for lawful business reasons.
According to the suit, Christofi was hired in December 2018 by FBE as an accounting administrative assistant before it was acquired by EMM in late 2021 and her job duties included responsibility for accounting and payroll. She received two promotions in 2019 as well as pay increases, according to the suit.
After the EMM acquisition of FBE, EMM CFO Ian Haft was one of the people to whom Christofi reported, the suit stated.
“When plaintiff started reporting to Ian Haft, plaintiff’s work experience changed,” the suit alleged.
Haft would discriminate, demean and yell at women in the workplace, including Christofi, according to the suit.
Christofi told Haft, “I am trying to do my best here with no training,” but felt emotionally distraught and would cry during the interactions, the suit stated.
Haft promoted three men over Christofi after two women quit, partly because of his alleged discriminatory behavior, according to the suit, which further alleged that Haft gave the plaintiff more work without additional pay and made false promises of a bonus payment.
Christofi had a panic attack in March 2022, but Haft was unsympathetic, according to the suit, which further stated that when Christofi was under Haft’s direct supervision, she was required to work 12 to 16 hour days and that Haft contacted her during non-business hours.
Nonetheless, Christofi achieved results and financial benefits for EMM, the suit stated.
In August 2022, due to a failed merger, EMM laid off eight women, but only four men, the suit stated.
In early January 2023, EMM fired Christofi during a company meeting in which Haft told the plaintiff, “We have decided to terminate your position and therefore terminate you,” the suit stated.
Christofi believes she was fired because of her gender and for complaining about unpaid monies, including a bonus Haft allegedly promised her, according to the suit, which additionally states that Haft told Christofi to train her newly hired male supervisor just before firing her.
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