Therapists File Lawsuit Against Jets, Favre--Outten & Golden's Delyanne Barros

(WSJ) Two former part-time employees of the Jets filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court on Monday alleging that their complaints about sexually suggestive text messages from former quarterback Brett Favre cost them their jobs with the team.

Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole, who worked as massage therapists at the Jets' training camp in 2008, are suing Mr. Favre, the Jets and Lisa Ripi, a woman who hires massage therapists for the team, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Favre sent text messages to an unidentified massage therapist and suggested that he, the unidentified therapist and Ms. Scavo "get together." After Ms. Scavo's husband confronted Mr. Favre and told him to stop, Ms. Scavo and Ms. O'Toole were no longer offered work by the Jets, according to the lawsuit.

Outten & Golden's Delyanne Barros says this type of workplace complaint is all too common but it is unlikely the Jets or Favre will end up testifying in court.

DELYANNE BARROS is an associate at Outten & Golden LLP. She represents employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including wage and hour class actions and individual discrimination cases.