| FinTech Current Accused of
Discrimination Is Sued for Firing
Mitura as Cancer Docs Sought
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
March 23 – The fintech Current
has been sued for
discrimination by former
employee Isabelle Mitura. On
March 22, 2024 the parties
were before U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Valerie E. Caproni. Inner City
Press was there, the only
media in the courtroom.
The
complaint alleges that Finco
Services / Current "Head of
People" Sergiyenko
described Mitura as "an old
Asian woman with no kids" to
CEO Stuart Sopp, "who
expressed frustration at
having to interview too many
Indians for the Chief Risk
Officer position."
While
Mitura took leave after a
breast cancer diagnosis, her
job was given to a replacement
who "had built relationships
within the company while she
was on leave" - and she was
terminated.
Now
Current's lawyers want all of
her oncology records. Judge
Caproni said they can get
some, but not all. Fact
discovery closes on July 19,
with another conference on
July 26 at 10 am.
The case is
Mitura v. Finco Services,
Inc., et al., 23-cv-2879
(Caproni)
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