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Affiliate uploaded over 7,900 paperwork to exterior Dropbox earlier than quitting, Littler alleges
Littler Mendelson has obtained a protecting order shielding delicate info after accusing a “disgruntled” affiliate of importing greater than 7,900 paperwork to an exterior Dropbox in February.
In its March 3 amended petition, Littler stated affiliate Uliana Kozeychuk uploaded the fabric earlier than quitting her job Feb. 23. A March 17 protective order stated any info on Littler purchasers is deemed to be confidential, except it’s publicly accessible.
Bloomberg Law has the story.
Kozeychuk has stated the uploaded paperwork are private in nature, however Littler stated it has decided that the paperwork included shopper info and Littler paperwork that don’t belong to Kozeychuk.
In keeping with Bloomberg Regulation, Kozeychuk “has launched a blistering social media response” to Littler’s allegations. Her Twitter account contains the hashtag “#TimesUpLittler.” On LinkedIn, she pledges to “drain [the] Littler swamp.”
Kozeychuk advised Bloomberg Regulation that she is being focused for complaining about “abuse” by Littler companions.
“They know that I didn’t take any paperwork and so they did it as a smear marketing campaign to silence me and guarantee that no person believes me once I lastly get round to talking about them,” Kozeychuk advised the publication.
Littler’s amended petition stated Kozeychuk made allegations towards numerous Littler shareholders in November 2022. The regulation agency investigated “and decided that there have been no details supporting them,” its petition stated.
![Uliana Kozeychuk headshot](https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/Uliana_Kozeychuk_headshot.jpg)
Kozeychuk had uploaded the paperwork whereas she was on depart underneath the Household and Medical Go away Act, in line with allegations cited by Bloomberg Regulation.
Littler basic counsel George Wooden first confronted Kozeychuk a couple of obtain of greater than 3,100 paperwork in a Feb. 19 e mail, the agency stated in its petition. After receiving the e-mail, Kozeychuk uploaded the 7,900-plus paperwork to the Dropbox, the agency stated. Littler positioned Kozeychuk on unpaid depart Feb. 21 and demanded return of the data.
She refused Feb. 23, in line with the Littler petition.
In keeping with Littler, she responded this fashion: “Let me make one thing clear. Absent a court docket order concerning the identical, I can’t be offering Littler IT division or anybody else with my personal account login information and entry to my personal information saved there. I’ve years’ value of personal photographs and paperwork in there, amongst different issues, that I don’t want to have anybody to peruse and to violate my privateness rights based mostly on some false and defamatory accusation. Go to court docket, show that I did something unsuitable, get a court docket order, and I’ll be pleased to conform then. We each know this may by no means occur.”
Previous ABA Journal coverage of Kozeychuk stated she suggested purchasers on Russian employment regulation points.
Littler offered an announcement to Bloomberg Regulation that stated Kozeychuk has “chosen to publicly talk about grievances towards the agency, together with allegations that have been investigated throughout her time at Littler and located to haven’t any factual assist.”
“Her actions are unlucky, however we proceed to deal with her improper conduct and are taking all vital steps to guarantee each shopper and agency paperwork are protected,” the assertion stated.