Lawsuit: Tiffany and Co. pushed out employee with cancer mutation

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A former employee of Tiffany & Co. says the jewelry maker pushed her out after she had her breasts and ovaries removed to avoid getting cancer.

Lisa O'Rourke alleges in a federal lawsuit that the New York-based company discriminated against her because she carries a gene mutation that put her at high risk for developing cancer, and she was compelled to have surgeries that her lawyer says were life-saving.

O'Rourke said she decided to sue, and speak about her experience, because she wants to spread the word to Tiffany's many female customers, especially high-profile women affected by breast cancer.

She specifically cited Angelina Jolie, who has been photographed in Tiffany, and Lady Gaga, who's starring in a new Tiffany ad and has spoken about a close friend stricken with breast cancer.

Her maternal grandmother and aunt both died of cancer, and her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and tested positive for a gene mutation that puts women at high risk for developing breast and ovarian cancers, O'Rourke said.

Jolie had her breasts removed in 2013 after discovering she carries a different gene mutation associated with higher breast cancer risk.

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