A narrow reading of the word “employer” by New York’s top court shielded the billionaire media magnate from vicarious liability for a lawsuit brought by a woman who says another Bloomberg employee raped her in 2013. Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks during a presidential campaign event in Salt Lake City in February 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) — Citing Michael Bloomberg’s lack of personal participation in alleged workplace sexual harassment at his namesake company, New York’s highest court on Thursday affirmed a dismissal that keeps the billionaire off the hook for the claims of a fired Bloomberg LP employee who says a supervisor drugged and raped her.