▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁human ▁rights ▁laws ▁in ▁its ▁handling ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁compla ints ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁employees . ▁The ▁att orney ▁general ' s ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Bureau ▁sent ▁the ▁company ▁a ▁sub po ena ▁seeking ▁a ▁long ▁list ▁of ▁documents , ▁including ▁any ▁documents ▁and ▁communic ations ▁related ▁to ▁private ▁out - of - court ▁settlement s ▁struck ▁with ▁acc users . ▁ ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁Wein stein ▁Company ▁employees ▁published ▁a ▁public ▁statement ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁asking ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁their ▁signed ▁n ond is closure ▁agre ements , ▁which ▁prohib it ▁them ▁from ▁speaking ▁out ▁about ▁their ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁company . ▁In ▁their ▁statement , ▁they ▁wrote , ▁" We ▁all ▁knew ▁that ▁we ▁were ▁working ▁for ▁a ▁man ▁with ▁an ▁inf am ous ▁temper . ▁We ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁we ▁were ▁working ▁for ▁a ▁serial ▁sexual ▁pred ator ." ▁They ▁asked ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁lift ▁their ▁N D As ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁" spe ak ▁open ly , ▁and ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁what ▁happened ▁here , ▁and ▁how ." ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Schne id erman ▁file d ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁company , ▁Har vey ▁and ▁Bob ▁Wein stein , ▁just ▁shortly ▁before ▁an ▁anticip ated ▁announ cement ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁be ▁purchased ▁by ▁an ▁invest or ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁Maria ▁Con tr eras - S weet . ▁In ▁the