The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the organization behind the Grammy Awards, won't be able to force arbitration upon Dana Tomarken after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge Monday came to the rare conclusion that the employment agreement she signed was unconscionable.
President and CEO of The Recording Academy Neil Portnow speaks onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2019 in Los Angeles.
In February, Tomarken filed a lawsuit against the Recording Academy alleging wrongful termination, sex and age discrimination, and retaliation after she voiced concerns about the organization's direction., the chief executive of both the Recording Academy and MusiCares, of abusing his trust and violating fiduciary duties by "using MusiCares as a bargaining chip in Grammy Awards telecast negotiations to promote the Recording Academy’s interests over those of MusiCares.
And her lawsuit goes beyond financial dealings to also detail Tomarken's opinion that the Recording Academy had become a "boys club," with women being denied promotions and Portnow leading a "sexist culture" with open hostility toward the females who worked within the organization. That task just became a lot tougher and much more serious thanks to a decision yesterday by L.A. Superior Court Judge Christopher Lui.
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