NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 10: A Wells Fargo branch on January 10, 2023 in New York City. Wells Fargo agreed the bank would pay $3.7 billion to settle with a U.S.
consumer finance watchdog, for years of mistakenly freezing accounts, wrongly reposse NEWARK, N.J. - A transgender former bank teller is suing Wells Fargo, claiming her managers laughed after customers mocked her.Alexis Edwards filed the lawsuit in a New Jersey federal court in January.According to court documents obtained by FOX Television Stations, Edwards worked as a teller at a Newark branch from 2016 to 2022, during which she underwent her gender transition.
Edwards claimed after her transition, she was subjected to many comments from her managers and customers while upper management didn’t take any action.The lawsuit stated that Edwards was "abused and bullied" by customers.
Edwards cited that in 2020, two customers repeatedly harassed her on a weekly basis saying "she’d never be a real woman because she could never have kids" in front of others.Fox 11 Los Angeles' "The Issue Is" with Elex Michaelson interviewed Republican candidate for governor Caitlyn Jenner.