MrBeast Faces Federal Lawsuit Over Maternity Leave, Harassment

0:00On April 22nd, a former employee at Mr. Beast's production company is hitting them with a federal lawsuit in North Carolina, claiming she got fired, right after returning from attorney leave, plus years of sexual harassment and gender bias on the job. She says she worked nonstop even from the delivery room, bleeding and in labor, joining meetings while holding back contractions out of fear. Less than three weeks back, full time, boom, she's out, violating her rights under the family and medical leave act. She also filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over sex discrimination, pregnancy bias and retaliation. The company fires back hard, calling it a clout chasing stunt full of lies. They say her role got cut during a team's shakeup by the new e-commerce boss, and they shared Slack messages showing she was told not to check work. During labor, plus proof, she signed off on the employee handbook, covering those lead policies. This comes as Beast Industries deals with a rep for a toxic, boys club vibe. By guides saying it's fine for guys to act childish and hours don't.

1:04Matter. Mr. Beast himself admitted issues last year, firing folks after an investigation into harassment while pushing into TV shows, banking apps and big. Hollywood moves. Legal aid from Times Up is backing her case, spotlighting how power players dodge accountability. If Mr. Beast set for a huge time 100 honor tomorrow, this drama's timing hits different, forcing real talk on workplace fixes and is growing. Empire, stay informed with US News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.