Riotte v. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

  1. May 17, 2024

    Worker Settles Claims Conn. Museum Fired Her Over DEI Email

    A Hartford art museum and its former curatorial administrator who accused it of firing her for sending an email questioning its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives came together to jointly dismiss the worker's free speech retaliation suit from Connecticut federal court.

  2. June 14, 2023

    Meet The Attys In Worker's DEI Firing Claim Against Museum

    A former employee of a Connecticut art museum is suing her former employer in federal court, claiming her constitutional rights were violated when she was terminated after questioning diversity efforts in 2021. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a look at the attorneys representing both parties.

  3. June 13, 2023

    Museum Says Ex-Worker In DEI Suit Recorded Calls

    An art museum in Hartford did not violate the free speech rights of an employee who claims she was fired for questioning its diversity efforts, it said in a new court filing that also accused the plaintiff of recording phone calls in violation of the law.

  4. May 02, 2023

    Museum Fired Worker For Questioning DEI Policies, Suit Says

    An art museum in Connecticut told a worker to do some self-reflecting after she sent an email questioning its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and then fired her because of her views, according to a complaint filed in federal court.