An employee, Nielsen, joined CCM's Alpharetta branch in July 2018 and began reporting to branch manager Bocca about two and a half years later. Nielsen alleged repeated sexually inappropriate comments and advances and described Bocca's leadership as intimidating, manipulative, and verbally abusive toward female staff. Nielsen filed an EEOC complaint in May 2022, received a right-to-sue notice in February 2023, and sued in federal court. Nielsen alleged retaliation after a May 18, 2022 HR complaint, including reassignment to work from home, loss of email access, and termination with last pay dated July 1, 2022. Parties notified the court of a settlement on Aug. 18 and the judge directed the clerk to close the case pending dismissal. Bocca remains a branch manager and CCM reported $23 billion in volume in the first half of 2025.
Neither Bocca nor Nielsen's attorney responded to HousingWires requests for comment. CCM said it does not comment on legal matters. On Aug. 18, the parties notified the court that they had reached a settlement, and Judge Michael L. Brown directed the clerk to close the case. The judge noted the parties must file a dismissal, but if the settlement falls through, they may move to reopen the case. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgias Atlanta Division, followed a complaint Nielsen filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in May 2022 and a right-to-sue notice in February 2023.
Nielsen joined CCM's branch in Alpharetta, Georgia, in July 2018. Two and a half years later, she began reporting to Bocca, with whom she had daily interactions. In her lawsuit, she claimed she was repeatedly subjected to sexually inappropriate comments and advances. Plaintiff began to notice that Bocca's leadership style was to intimidate, manipulate, and verbally abuse, and he commonly sexually harassed his female staff, Nielsen's attorney wrote in the lawsuit.
Nielsen also alleged CCM retaliated against her after she raised complaints with human resources during a call on May 18, 2022. The company first reassigned her to work from home, then cut off her email access and effectively ended her ability to work, according to court documents. On July 5, 2022, Plaintiff was informed that CCM had accepted her termination during the Call on May 18 and that her last day of pay would be July 1, 2022, the lawsuit states.
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