NEW YORK: Court documents filed in the class action lawsuit against MSLGroup and parent Publicis Groupe describe senior male executives at the firm behaving in a derogatory manner towards female employees.

The documents, filed in US District Court in the Southern District of New York, accuse MSL Americas president Jim Tsokanos and Washington MD Neil Dhillon of offensive remarks and behavior directed at female employees.

Tsokanos “regularly made comments about the appearance of his female subordinates” during conference calls and ...