NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A lawsuit in which a Jewish
former employee of Intel ( INTC ) accused the chipmaker of
firing him after he complained about an openly antisemitic
supervisor has been dismissed.
Lawyers for Intel ( INTC ) and the anonymous plaintiff John Doe, a
former vice president of engineering and onetime Israeli Defense
Forces soldier, filed a stipulation of dismissal on Thursday in
Manhattan federal court.
Doe's legal team included the Anti-Defamation League, in
that group's first lawsuit against a major Fortune 500 company
targeting antisemitism in the workplace.
It is unclear whether the parties settled. The dismissal was
with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be brought again.
According to the complaint, Intel ( INTC ) fired Doe last April in a
purported cost-cutting move not long after assigning him to
report to Alaa Badr, vice president of customer success and an
Egyptian native.
Doe said he was uncomfortable working with Badr, citing
Badr's support for anti-Israel online posts, including posts
cheering deaths of Israelis and IDF soldiers, and complaining
about "so many Israeli employees in our company."
Lawyers for Doe, Intel ( INTC ) and the other defendants did not
immediately respond to requests for comment.
Intel ( INTC ), based in Santa Clara, California, has said it has a
longstanding culture of diversity and inclusion, and does not
tolerate hate speech.
Doe had asked to maintain his anonymity, because revealing
his name could lead to harassment and physical violence, but a
judge rejected that request in October.
The judge said the emotionally and politically charged
nature of the case, and risk of further discrimination, did not
overcome "the people's right to know who is using their courts."
Doe had been appealing that decision.
The case is Doe v Intel Corp ( INTC ) et al, U.S. District Court,
Southern District of New York, No. 24-06117.