Sales supervisor alleges HR brushed off harassment, then turned on her
An Emporio Armani sales supervisor says her company mishandled harassment complaints and then retaliated after she raised concerns.
On Dec. 10, 2025, Jun Wang filed a complaint against Giorgio Armani Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, retaliation and failure to accommodate her mental health conditions under federal, New York State and New York City law.
Wang, who identifies as female and Asian and was born in China, began working in or around March 2025 as a Sales Supervisor at the Emporio Armani store at 134 Spring Street in New York, referred to in the filing as the Soho Location. She earned approximately $70,000 per year with base salary and commission. Her duties included managing employees, making personnel and operational decisions, and opening and closing the store. The complaint says she also assisted in managing co-worker Andreus Munson.
From early in her employment, Wang alleges, Munson used bigoted and crude language in front of colleagues and managers. According to the filing, he said “I hate cheap Indian clients,” complained that “Chinese people are dirty,” suggested Chinese clients would not buy anything because of their race, and used the term “nigga” to describe a co-worker. She also claims he called women “bitch” or “bitches,” referred to customers as “pussies,” and sexualized clients, including saying he liked “Asian guys” and that he wanted to “put [his] kids inside” a client.
On or about Sept. 14, 2025, the situation escalated, the complaint says. In the employee break room, Wang heard a camera shutter sound in her direction and realized Munson had taken a photo of her backside without her consent. She confronted him; he said it was an accident. Wang says she saw a thumbnail of a full-body image of her backside and did not believe his explanation.
She texted her manager, Store Director Niccolo Colzi, reporting that Munson had taken a picture of her backside on purpose and writing that she did not feel comfortable working there “when it’s like this.” According to the filing, Colzi did not respond to the text. The next day, he allegedly pulled her into his office, chastised her for texting him on his day off, and minimized the incident as an “accident” without conducting an investigation.
Wang then escalated her concerns. On or about Sept. 18, 2025, she emailed Colzi and Senior Director Fabiola Velarde, stating that the emotional distress from Munson’s conduct was affecting her mental health and work. The next day, she emailed HR Manager Michelle Henriquez and Vice President of Human Resources Erica Abduelal, reporting sexual harassment and naming a co-worker, Aiko Shimbo, as a witness. During a Zoom meeting that day, Wang says she told HR she felt unsafe because of Munson’s behavior and targeted as a woman. According to the complaint, she was told the company would explore a schedule accommodation so she would not have to work with him.
But when she returned to work, Wang says, she saw that she was still scheduled alongside Munson. On Sept. 30, 2025, Henriquez visited the store and discussed the investigation outcome with Wang. The complaint states that Henriquez told Wang she had to “remain professional,” suggested she had raised her voice in front of others, and instructed her not to discuss the photo incident with co-workers. Wang says she was then given a letter from Abduelal emphasizing “appropriate forum and manner” and warning against giving customers the impression that client experience was not prioritized.
After this, Wang alleges, HR and store leadership made a series of moves she viewed as retaliatory. On or about Oct. 6, 2025, Colzi accused her of saying “I don’t give a fuck about my job,” which she denied, the filing states. Later, during an Oct. 23, 2025 meeting, Henriquez allegedly pressed her on the same statement and cited store camera footage showing employees “idle” for 40 minutes, blaming Wang as the supervisor. Wang says she asked to record the meeting and later requested a transcript and notes; according to the complaint, she was told the meeting was already being recorded but was never given the transcript.
Wang also claims the company was looking to replace her. In early October 2025, she says she saw her position posted on LinkedIn. When she asked about it, the complaint says, Colzi called it a “mistake.” Shortly afterward, co-worker Sabrina Chaity was “temporarily” promoted to Sales Supervisor. Another employee, according to Wang, reported that after lunch with Colzi, a manager said “the staff may be changing.”
She further alleges that her schedule changed in ways that hurt her earnings. The filing states that while she previously worked Saturdays, after she raised discrimination and retaliation concerns she was scheduled off for three consecutive Saturdays, which she describes as the busiest and most lucrative sales day for commissioned staff.
The complaint devotes significant space to Wang’s mental health and accommodation requests. She says she has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder and that the work environment triggered suicidal thoughts, insomnia, depression and anxiety. In mid-October 2025, she began contacting a suicide hotline, describing distress tied to Munson’s behavior and HR’s response. On Oct. 27, 2025, she emailed HR to say she needed reasonable accommodations for “ongoing health-related stress” and attached a doctor’s note stating she was not able to work from Oct. 27 through Nov. 2, 2025. The note also recommended accommodations for HR meetings, including advance warning and written agendas.
HR directed her to the company’s benefits department. On Oct. 29, 2025, Benefits Supervisor Quiana Johnson spoke with Wang about possible leave and later emailed information on leave policies and the process to determine eligibility, instructing her to have her healthcare provider complete paperwork. On Nov. 4, 2025, Wang sent medical documentation to Johnson and Human Resources Director Cinzia Gagliano, which the company acknowledged receiving that day, according to the filing.
Even so, Wang says, her store director continued to treat medically related lateness as a performance problem. The complaint recounts a Nov. 13, 2025 conversation in which Colzi told her he was “documenting” late arrivals and called them a “pattern.” Wang says she explained that two late arrivals were tied to psychiatric treatment and another to stress-related physical symptoms, and she offered to go to urgent care for a doctor’s note.
Wang remains employed by Giorgio Armani Corporation and claims she continues to face retaliation and harassment. She is seeking lost wages and benefits, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. No court has yet ruled on the allegations.
