A female employee at Warriors basketball team sponsor Rakuten has sued the company, alleging her boss retaliated against her for spurning his advances and having a boyfriend.
Jessica Wyman alleged in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that her boss Yasuhisa Iida on several occasions held her close, kissed her on the cheek, made inappropriate comments and even told her he loved her, before sabotaging her job after learning she had a boyfriend. Iida is president of San Mateo-based Rakuten Americas, a subsidiary of the Japanese e-commerce and communications giant whose sponsorship deal with the Golden State Warriors NBA team, reportedly worth $60 million over three years, puts “Rakuten” on players’ jerseys.