Ex-PCAOB risk officer files lawsuit alleging harassment, discrimination
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-04-13T17:42:00
The former chief risk officer of the PCAOB says she was subjected to a campaign of harassment and discrimination before she was unlawfully fired last year.
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