September 19, 2016
Former Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. compliance boss Natasha Taft has withdrawn her $8 million gender discrimination lawsuit against the Beijing-headquartered megabank, according to a Monday filing in Manhattan federal court that allows the sides to avoid a potentially embarrassing trial.
May 13, 2016
A New York federal judge on Thursday said a former C-level executive of one of China's "Big Four" banks can proceed with a whistleblower retaliation claim as part of a gender discrimination suit, saying her allegation qualified for whistleblower protection.
April 01, 2016
Manhattan U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer rapped counsel for the Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Friday for citing racy text messages sent by former Chief Compliance Officer Natasha Taft, whose $8 million suit against the bank claims gender discrimination and whistleblower retaliation.
July 10, 2015
The former head of compliance at the Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. filed an $8 million employment suit in New York federal court Friday, criticizing a chauvinistic office culture and alleging a number of disturbing instances of sexual discrimination.