WTOP General Manager Joel Oxley did not immediately respond to a voicemail seeking comment. Pivec was “forced to resign” because of the harassment and humiliation after no action was taken by WTOP following Pivec’s complaints to HR, the lawsuit states.
Woodfork’s “history of and proclivity for sexual harassment of female reporters was well known among WTOP employees,” according to the complaint. After three days of training with Woodfork, Pivec allegedly told Battagliese she was not comfortable training with Woodfork anymore, but didn’t disclose the reason to Battagliese, as she knew the two men were close friends.įollowing the alleged experiences with Woodfork, Pivec reported him to WTOP’s human resources department, but no action was ever taken, the lawsuit says. The lawsuit also says that Woodfork continued to make unwarranted and unwelcome sexual comments to Pivec during the next few days of training. The lawsuit says Pivec was uncomfortable with that request, believing that Woodfork was trying to coerce her into sexual relations at his home. Toward the end of Pivec’s first day of training, according to the lawsuit, Woodfork told her he had something to do at his apartment in Takoma Park and asked her to drive him home from Landover before returning the WTOP Jeep to the station in Upper Northwest. (His office number is not listed on WTOP’s website.) A call to Battagliese’s office number went directly to voicemail and a message to his WTOP email account bounced back. The complaint calls Woodfork “an experienced WTOP reporter and friend of Battagliese.” Woodfork did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. You have big boobs and blonde hair and can walk into any bar you want and sleep with anyone you want.”Īt one point, according to the lawsuit, Woodfork told Pivec, “I hope you know whatever is said in this jeep stays in this jeep. He allegedly said, “Do you date black men? They have bigger dicks,” and “I know you have breast implants. On the first day of Pivec’s training with Woodfork, he allegedly told her that he had a sexual “preference” for older, blonde, white women and asked her if she dated black men.
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But as soon as this training began, the lawsuit says, “Pivec’s hopes of a professional working relationship with Woodfork were shattered.”ĭuring their training, Pivec “was subjected to a sexually hostile working environment, which included unwelcome touching, demeaning sexist comments, veiled threats to her employment if she did not acquiesce to his demands, and graphic and vulgar language and references to Woodfork’s anatomical features,” according to the complaint. In the final two months of her employment, Pivec was assigned by her supervisor, Jim Battagliese, to “mobile training” with Woodfork, which required Pivec and Woodfork driving around together “for many hours” in a WTOP Jeep, the complaint states. The harassment grew so severe that Pivec was no longer able to cope and resigned, the lawsuit says. Pivec, who started working at the station in January 2017, stated that Woodfork harassed her between February and April. Superior Court last month, ex-WTOP traffic reporter Joy Pivec was repeatedly sexually harassed by sports reporter Rob Woodfork.
Please reload the page and try again.Ī former WTOP reporter has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the popular local radio station alleging that she was sexually harassed by a co-worker and that WTOP took no action after she reported the behavior.Īccording to the lawsuit, which was filed in D.C. The transportation agency said it will soon have 70 percent more trains in service during peak periods compared to last year.Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Metro said more improvements are on their way as well, as they work to continue returning more 7000-series trains to the tracks, and provide additional service improvements on the Blue, Orange and Silver Lines later this month. Metro said ridership is back up by 20 percent on the Yellow Line, with more than one million trips logged since its reopening last month. The Yellow Line was closed for eight months between September 2022 and May 2023 for a construction project rehabilitating the Yellow Line tunnel and bridge.
Metro said Yellow Line customers will enjoy less crowded trains and shorter wait times on Yellow and Green Line trains that service the downtown core between L’Enfant Plaza and Mt. That’ll be up from the 12-minute service that’s currently in place during late-night hours and on weekends. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.īeginning Sunday, June 4, Metro’s Yellow Line trains will arrive more frequently - now every eight minutes, from open to close.
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