Alexis, 28, “witnessed the occupant/migrant that was stabbed and bleeding,” and called out of work the next day, fearing for her own safety, according to the Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit filed against shelter operator MedRite.
The tents shelters were also allegedly unheated in the winter, according to the lawsuit. Christopher Sadowski
“Medrite permitted knife attacks and other attacks on staff members to occur, permitted occupants of the shelter and/or migrants to bypass security with knives, and permitted random people to come in and out of the shelter without prioritizing or ensuring safety,” Alexis said in the legal papers.
About 10 days after complaining and asking to transfer to the company’s lower Manhattan facility, she was terminated, with Medrite falsely accusing her of a “concerning pattern” of not showing up for work, Alexis alleged.
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