Juli Briskman gives her middle finger to the Trump motorcade in Northern Virginia in October 2017, Photo courtesy of Juli Briskman’s Facebook page
FAIRFAX, Va. – The woman who lost her job after displaying her middle finger to President Donald Trump’s motorcade is suing her employer.
In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Virginia, Juli Briskman claims Akima LLC violated state employment law because the government contractor feared retaliation.
Briskman was on a weekend bike ride in October 2017 and was photographed making the offensive gesture when Trump’s motorcade drove by. Her face was not visible, but she told her bosses what happened after the photo went viral.
Briskman claims she was forced to resign for violating Akima’s social media policy after she posted the photo on her Facebook page. She did not mention Akima.
Briskman says Americans should not have to choose between “principles and their paychecks.”
Akima has not returned an email seeking comment.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.