Two trips to HR, allegedly no investigation, a swift exit — then 16 legal claims
A former Axos Bank vice president is suing the company, claiming HR sat on her harassment and pay discrimination complaints — then fired her.
Breanna Baldridge filed the federal lawsuit on March 25 in the US District Court for the District of Nevada (Baldridge v. Axos Bank, No. 2:26-cv-00898). She worked as a deposit relationship manager in Las Vegas starting in November 2023 and says she was paid significantly less than male colleagues doing the same job.
But unequal pay, she says, was just the beginning.
According to the suit, Baldridge's direct supervisor pressured her to change her appearance through weight-loss medication and cosmetic procedures, and made body-shaming comments in front of colleagues. He also allegedly mocked her relationship with her daughter, who has Down syndrome, in a remark made before the full team.
That last allegation brings into play a part of the Americans with Disabilities Act that many HR teams may not deal with often: disability-association discrimination. The ADA does not just protect employees with disabilities — it also covers those with a known connection to someone who has one. It is a provision worth knowing, and one that can catch employers off guard.
Baldridge also says a male colleague repeatedly touched her without her consent and made sexually explicit comments, some of which were witnessed by coworkers.
Here is where HR professionals should pay close attention.
Baldridge says she went to human resources in May 2025 to report the pay gap, the harassment from her supervisor, and the disability-related misconduct. She asked for a temporary reassignment. According to the filing, the company did not meaningfully investigate and took no remedial action.
She went back to HR in June 2025 to report her colleague's ongoing sexual misconduct. Again, she says, nothing happened — no investigation, no separation of the parties.
On or about June 18, 2025 — just weeks later — Axos Bank let her go. The suit claims the reasons given were false and pretextual, and that she was actually terminated because of her sex, her association with a person with a disability, and in retaliation for speaking up.
The lawsuit lays out 16 separate claims under federal and Nevada state law, spanning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, negligent supervision, emotional distress, assault, and battery.
No determination has been made in the case, and Axos Bank has not yet responded to the claims.
Still, the case is a sharp reminder of what can go wrong when complaints land on HR's desk and go nowhere. One employee. Two trips to HR. Sixteen legal claims. For anyone responsible for managing workplace complaints, that math should be hard to ignore.
