Laura Ingraham sold an equity stake in her Ingraham Media Group in 2014, according to an SEC filing. At the time Ingraham had 6 investors. There have been no follow up filings for this company but there have been several news reports.
The Wrap reported in 2017:
The CEO of conservative pundit Laura Ingraham’s website, LifeZette, has made employment difficult for female staffers by constantly referring to his desire for sexual activities, according to a recent story by The Daily Beast.Citing seven sources that have worked for LifeZette, the Beast on Thursday reported that co-founder and CEO Peter Anthony often makes crude remarks “within earshot of those female staffers.” Anthony runs day-to-day operations for the site.A former IT staffer told the Beast that he remembers Anthony “talking about other women’s boobs, butts… how he would desire sexual activities with [female colleagues] and stuff like that… All kinds of inappropriate talk about women in the office.”Six of the seven sources spoke on the condition of anonymity, because they feared retaliation for speaking out.
Ingraham went on to join Fox News, legendary for its sexual harassment and abuse of female staffers, and become a strong supporter of Donald Trump, another legendary sexual predator.
A former Ingraham employee filed a lawsuit in 2018:
Former executive assistant to Laura Ingraham, Karolina Wilson, filed a complaint today in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia alleging discrimination and retaliation against Ingraham and her company, Ingraham Media Group, known as LifeZette.
Ingraham and LifeZette fired Ms. Wilson within one day of her return from pregnancy-related leave, treated her adversely after learning of her pregnancy, prohibited her from taking more than three weeks of full maternity leave, terminated her health insurance coverage while she was on leave without informing her of the change, and failed to provide her a place to express breast milk when she returned. Due to discrimination and retaliation,
Ms. Wilson lost her income and health insurance at the exact moment she needed it most, depriving her of health insurance within a month of her first-born child and her family’s primary income within three months of adding a new member.
Lifezette's reviews on Glassdoor are mostly excoriating. Her overworking staff is worthy of a venture capitalist or private equity underwriter (PEU). The stiffing of freelancers and vendors has a Trump like feel. Ingraham has degrees from Dartmouth and the University of Virginia (law) so she has the intellectual horsepower to follow basic employment law.
A prospective Lifezette employee shared:
I interviewed with two men who seemed enthusiastic about my work. They asked me to do a "try out" piece and said they'd pay me quite well for it. I wrote the piece - they told me to make it fit their political alignment. I did so as much as I could without sacrificing accuracy. I didn't hear back from them for awhile. I check the site, and lo and behold, my piece has top billing under the byline of one of the interviewers! I brought it to his attention and he put it under my name. They then asked me to do another test piece, which like a fool, I did (thinking if nothing else, they'll pay me for these pieces!) Sure enough, they never paid me and stopped responding to my emails.
My wise friend wrote:
I didn't realize Laura Ingraham worked at Scavenging Ops (a cut on Skadden Arps). It fits her high and mighty demeanor, proclaiming righteousness on every subject to denounce and EXORCISE LIBTARDS even though she stews in a conflict of interest. Hypocrisy is a skill you learn...at some point flies will pour out of her mouth because she's dead inside.
One employee noted this nearly a decade ago:
The company has no integrity or culture. It's quite clear Laura Ingraham and affiliates are out to make some quick, clickable money. The company doesn't invest in its employees: should you mess up, you will not be offered no real constructive advice to move on, but instead will be fired.
You will be expected to work nights, and weekends. The work will not be fulfilling. The entire operations runs off of the premise of hiring younger professionals that are unfortunately being used for their naivety and ability to pull all nighters, over and over again.
Ingraham is impossible to work for, and her word is god: you will have no decision rights or support. Your paychecks will be late. The contractor's paychecks will be late.Ingraham was ahead of her time, going further than the "996 schedule" loved by TechGods (12 hour days for six days work week).
