Janitor at Goldman Sachs HQ booted out into post-Sandy blackout over theft accusation: $10M suit

[Judi Lynn]

Source: New York Post

Janitor at Goldman Sachs HQ booted out into post-Sandy blackout over theft accusation: $10M suit
By JULIA MARSH
Last Updated: 4:58 PM, June 7, 2013
Posted: 4:29 PM, June 7, 2013

Let ‘em eat storm water!

A janitor at Goldman Sachs Battery Park headquarters was forced out into the dark and dangerous streets in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy because a drunken supervisor accused him of stealing $100, according to a new, $10 million lawsuit.

“They threw me out like a dog after working so many hours-- no sleep, hauling sandbags, for no reason,” raged Mefit Zecevic, 42, of Staten Island.

The Albanian immigrant was employed by ABM Industries for 11 years.

The company supplied blue collar staff to Goldman Sachs and Zecevic was ordered in to work at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 28 to secure the building before the superstorm struck.


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[freshwest]

1. Well, that's some gratitude for ya!

[siligut]

2. Maybe the police that tried to help will support his case

Supervisors even tossed Zecevic out a second time after a police officer tried to return him to the building, saying that they were "placing this man in danger," court papers allege.

And the building video proves his innocence. I hope this works out for the guy.

[Javaman]

3. I'm so glad we bailed them out...

bastards.

[existentialist]

4. I'm glad somebody sued Goldman Sachs

for something.

I'd feel even better if the United States had sued them for violation of banking laws . . .


Good luck Mr. Zecevic.

[ashling]

6. I'd feel even better if you had read the article

He worked for ABM. He is not suing Goldman Sachs

Perniciaro, said his client has been financially and emotionally "wrecked" by the incident. He noted that Goldman Sachs is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit and a senior manager for the financial giant even wrote a letter in January saying he wanted Zecevic back on the job.

Security footage from the building proves Zecevic's innocence, Perniciaro said.

A member of the Service Employees International Union, Zecevic filed a grievance proceeding to get his job. A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

A spokesman for Fifth Avenue-based ABM Industries said: “Mr. Zecevic’s claims and characterizations are inaccurate and misleading, including but not limited to his descriptions of the circumstances surrounding his termination for theft and his departure. Because this is pending litigation, we intend to let our legal filings speak for themselves.”

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True, GS is pond scum, but at least read the article.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

7. It's more exciting to blame the brand name than the contractor

And a lot of these contractors are scum. Employing immigrants without papers and blackmailing and leveraging it over their heads for slave wages and long hours.

[existentialist]

8. Oops

well, I skimmed the article

obviously hadn't read it very well

[midnight]

5. K&R