LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club and its former athletic director have tentatively settled the director’s lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2017 in retaliation for his assistance in a sexual harassment investigation into a club board member.
Attorneys for plaintiff Danny Roman filed court papers on Tuesday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Armen Tamzarian stating that a ” conditional” accord had been reached that was dependent upon the “completion of the settlement agreement and terms” with an expectation of finishing by June 25.
Roman sued in December 2018 and maintained he had a “spotless record” before his “sudden termination.” He contends that his treatment by Steve Estrada and the rest of club’s board of directors changed after he aided in the investigation of sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against Estrada and that he was fired in retaliation for his participation in the investigation.
To this day, Roman has lost more than $200,000 in income that he would have received if he had continued working at the club, not including any further raises he may have earned during that time, according to his court papers. Roman is unemployed, although he draws income from his police pension and certain real estate investments, his court papers stated.
Roman continues to suffer from depression, insomnia and anxiety, his court papers stated. His attorneys previously dropped the city of Los Angeles and Estrada as defendants in the case.
The club maintained the board fired Roman, a former police officer and ex-board member of the club, in the summer of 2017 due to his job performance deficiencies. Roman had been hired in March 2014.
The club received several complaints that Roman used inappropriate language in the workplace, poorly managed and organized club-sponsored events and refused to follow his superiors’ orders, according to the club’s attorney’s court papers.
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