{"id":158771,"date":"2021-01-20T06:12:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T03:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-attorney-alleges-she-was-attacked-by-supervisor\/"},"modified":"2021-01-20T06:12:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T03:12:51","slug":"mta-attorney-alleges-she-was-attacked-by-supervisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-attorney-alleges-she-was-attacked-by-supervisor\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA attorney alleges she was attacked by supervisor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A black MTA staff attorney alleges she was physically assaulted by her white male supervisor \u2014 but the agency allowed him to keep working and has inflicted \u201cconstant retaliation\u201d against her ever since, according to a new lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Bridges and Tunnels attorney Kellie Walker, 50, claims in her suit filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court that the MTA discriminated against her on the basis of her race and gender following the Feb. 3 incident.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when she alleges her boss Victor Muallem \u201churled back his arm and physically hit\u201d her during an arbitration meeting, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnbelievably, Ms. Walker was in the middle of cross-examining a witness when Muallem hit her,\u201d the complaint alleges. <\/p>\n

\u201cMultiple people at the hearing saw the assault and battery including witnesses, other attorneys and the arbitrator. Stunned, shocked, humiliated and in pain, Ms. Walker ran out of the hearing as soon as she was finished.\u201d<\/p>\n

MTA management did not respond to the incident in the immedia<\/a>te aftermath \u2014 and the transit agency continued to \u201cexpect Ms. Walker to show up at work and report to Muallem,\u201d the suit alleges.<\/p>\n

Walker, who claims the attack left her bruised and emotionally distressed, reported the assault to Muallem\u2019s supervisor on Feb. 4 and to police on Feb. 5, the suit said. The NYPD confirmed to The Post that it received the report. <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time Ms. Walker would enter the MTA office building or walk through the building\u2019s hallway, her heart would race as she remembered Muallem striking her and considered whether she would run into him,\u201d the filing said.<\/p>\n

But after Walker retained legal counsel later that month, the alleged retaliation began in the form of excessive micromanagement, the suit charges.<\/p>\n

In October, the MTA informed Walker that its investigation into her complaint produced \u201cinsufficient evidence to substantiate Ms. Walker\u2019s allegations,\u201d according to the suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost a year later, Muallem continues to work at the MTA in a supervisory attorney position and Ms. Walker is expected to work as if nothing ever happ<\/a>ened,\u201d the suit charges.<\/p>\n

The suit seeks unspecified damages. <\/p>\n

In a statement, MTA spokesman Tim Minton said: \u201cWe will vigorously contest these claims but will not litigate lawsuits in the press.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muallem could not be reached for comment Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Ben Feuerherd<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

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