A former University of Louisville athletics official claims she was fired for reporting “wrongful conduct” within the athletics department, including that a U of L coach “was having an affair with a co-employee.”
That former employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the university.
Here are more details from WDRB.com:
But a lawsuit filed on behalf of Maffet in Jefferson Circuit Court this week claims she was retaliated against in part because she learned a U of L coach (described only as “Coach 3”) “was having an affair with a co-employee,” violating the university’s sexual harassment policy.
Maffet claims her attempts to report the violation “were rebuffed” and other employees “attempted to hide” the information.
The lawsuit also alleges Maffet told the university about another coach, “Coach 4,” verbally abusing employees.
The suit also raises concerns about “a coach’s unused University office reserved for his private Foundation.”
Maffet described the athletics department as having a “culture of misogynism, sexism, lying, cover-up, and bullying in the Athletic Department,” according to the suit.
In addition, Maffet claims the university violated its nepotism policy in new hires for the football program “who were not qualified.”
And Maffet alleges she tried to stop U of L from hiring Jordan Fair as an assistant for the men’s basketball team because he refused for months to show the university his driver’s license, even though part of his job was driving recruits around.
Maffet was laid off in February.
Maffet also alleges she tried to stop U of L from hiring Jordan Fair as an assistant for the men’s basketball team because he refused for months to show the university his driver’s license, even though part of his job was driving recruits around.
— Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) April 25, 2018
