‘Doesn't apply’ | Company founder fired for breaching own RTO policy launches legal challenge

A bizarre fallout over a return-to-office (RTO) order has sparked a legal battle, after a founder who helped draft the policy was fired for failing to comply with it.

William Nieporte, co-founder of $8billion asset management firm Bramhall Investments, was ousted from the company in 2022 following the remote working dispute.

As reported by the Wall Street Journal, Nieporte was told by his former co-managers that he had intentionally disregarded the company’s RTO policy.

Founder fired over RTO furore

Earlier in 2022, several months before Nieporte exited Bramshill, he and co-managers Stephen Selver and Art DeGaetano contacted staff, issuing an RTO mandate to workers.