Anchor that Sued WABC has Left the Station
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Back in November, FTVLive told you that WABC Sports Anchor Laura Behnke had filed a lawsuit against the station and it's News Director Camille Edwards.
Behnke's contract at the station expired this week and she now no longer works there.
Behnke told the NY Post that while she was going through contract renegotiations, she repeatedly emailed human resources to find out whether she’d still have to work under Edwards, who is on leave until Jan. 2.
“I wanted answers to try and figure out if there were going to be any changes,” Behnke told us, “and if all the complaints of harassment and retaliation that I had claimed, if any of those were being investigated and if they had come to any conclusion about whom I would continue to be working under and what sort of work environment I would continue to be working under if I were to sign this three-year extension that they were offering.”
According to Behnke and her attorney, Dave Rosenberg, she received responses, but “WABC purposefully refused to respond to specific questions about whether or not Camille Edwards would remain as her supervisor.”
Behnke and Rosenberg claim her questions were ignored “in retaliation of her gender, race and color discrimination complaint.”
When asked if she would have re-upped her contract had she not had to work under Edwards, Behnke replied, “Possibly. There are so many questions that were not answered.”
A WABC spokesperson told The Post that Behnke’s allegations were found to be “unsubstantiated” after an investigation.
“All of Ms. Behnke’s complaints and concerns were immediately and fully investigated and every allegation was found to be unsubstantiated,” the spokesperson told us. “After her most recent claim, she was invited to meet with the human resources team, which she declined. Additionally, prior to the expiration of her employment contract, Ms. Behnke declined a new, multi-year offer with salary increases.”
