Overview
- Attorneys for Lisa Shelley and Jennifer Vasquez filed the complaint on Aug. 25 in San Francisco County Superior Court alleging a workplace culture of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
- The lawsuit says a 2025 league employee survey prompted complaints about senior people-executive Erin Dangerfield and that Shelley was fired in December 2025 after recommending an outside probe.
- Vasquez says the Warriors eliminated the DEI role and ended her job soon after Shelley’s dismissal, and the complaint describes repeated derogatory comments about women and staff treatment tied to race and age.
- Shelley alleges a June 2026 conditional job offer from the Los Angeles Clippers was withdrawn after the Warriors gave what the suit calls false and damaging reference statements.
- A judicial summons was filed in early September starting a roughly 30-day response window for the team, which has publicly denied the allegations and said it will vigorously defend itself.