Overview
- Lorrayne Mavromatis filed a federal complaint Wednesday in North Carolina alleging sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, retaliation, and violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
- Beast Industries has filed an answer in court seeking to toss the case, arguing her 2025 termination followed a restructuring and was unrelated to her gender, leave, or HR complaints.
- Mavromatis says former CEO James Warren made her meet at his home, commented on her appearance, dismissed concerns about unwanted advances, and told her she was excluded from projects because of a supposed “sexual effect” on Jimmy Donaldson.
- The suit claims she was demoted after HR found her 2023 complaint “unsubstantiated,” expected to work during maternity leave — including joining a call from the delivery room — and fired less than three weeks after returning.
- The company denies the claims and has shared selected Slack and WhatsApp messages, a signed handbook acknowledgment, and notes it says show she knew the leave policy and offered to work, as the broader workplace culture faces renewed scrutiny.