Karta settles two more lawsuits claiming sexual harassment and discrimination

Cap table management company CARTA I made a headline In 2020, former marketing VP Emily Kramer filed a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination and retaliation.

In that case it was I’m calmed down However, since then, Karuta has settled two other lawsuits filed by a woman who worked for the company and filed sexual harassment and discrimination.

January 9, 2025, Karuta I’m calmed down 2023 lawsuit from former sales manager Alexandra Rogers Appeal That Carta Crojev Perry groped her thighs and legs on two separate occasions. She was fired within two months of reporting alleged sexual harassment to HR, the complaint alleges.

Personally named in Rogers’ complaints, Carta and Perry strongly deny any misconduct. Perry filed a defamatory rebuttal against Rogers in October 2023. The case has now been completely dismissed after settlement. Carta confirmed to TechCrunch that the issue was resolved secretly without endorsing liability.

“Kalta has always been committed to equality in the workplace and fair treatment of all employees,” CARTA VP Communications Amanda Taggart told TechCrunch. Rogers’ attorneys did not respond to a request for comment from TechCrunch.

The Rogers case marks the third lawsuit in which Carta resolved a lawsuit from a former female employee in the San Francisco Superior Court.

Karuta also resolved a complaint in November 2023 from a former account executive named Amanda Sheets. According to another legal submissionTechCrunch is reporting for the first time.

in Her complaintsSheet claimed she was fired for trying to work remotely despite suffering from chronic migraine, but some of her male colleagues were allowed to work from home without any problems. . Seat claims she was denied accommodation due to her disability and is subject to sex discrimination.

Seat’s complaints (like Rogers) personally appointed Perry. Based on him, he is working on her remote request and is said to have asked her to fill out a new form. Karta, denying Seat’s claim, strongly objected to Perry’s inclusion in the lawsuit, telling TechCrunch that he had filed an allegation that Perry would be dismissed entirely from the case.

However, all parties agreed to settle the claim before the allegations were made. Sheet’s lawyer did not reply to requests for comment.

Karuta has previously been scrutinized about how women and others are treated in the company.

Current and Former Employees in 2020 He told the New York Times They were given intermittent, demoted or pay cuts after expressing concerns about how the company operates. 2023 Business Insider It has been reported The karuta hired someone in 2020 to wipe out the “toxic boys club” culture at the company (in the words of its employees).

But Ward Continued the attack 2023, I will publish medium posts He implies he was targeted by ambitious reporters who wanted to build a career by exposing “bad behaviour” in businesses. His post It was criticized To inadvertently warn of bad news about Karuta.