NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A Jewish former employee of
Intel ( INTC ) has resolved his lawsuit accusing the chipmaker
of firing him after he complained about an openly antisemitic
supervisor, the former employee's lawyer said on Thursday.
Lawyers for Intel ( INTC ) and the anonymous plaintiff John Doe, a
former vice president of engineering and onetime Israel Defense
Forces soldier, dismissed the case in a joint filing 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.
The dismissal is with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be
brought again.
In an email, Doe's lawyer Douglas Wigdor said "the matter
has been resolved." The ADL had no immediate comment. Intel ( INTC ), its
lawyers, and lawyers for other defendants did not immediately
respond to requests for comment.
According to the August 2024 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."
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.