Lambda Legal sues Foot Locker charging abuse of gay employee
Lambda Legal has sued Foot Locker Inc. on behalf of a former employee in Columbia, South Carolina, who was harassed by supervisors and co-workers because of his sexual orientation, his attorneys said Tuesday. "Kevin Dunbar was subjected to a nightmarish workplace and then fired because he is gay," said attorney Greg Nevins. The lawsuit claims Foot Locker did not follow its own anti-harassment policy as defined in the employee handbook - Foot Locker includes sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination policies. Dunbar was transferred to three different stores after he complained to managers that co-workers were calling him names in front of customers. One manager told him: "I don't want your faggot ass in my store." Dunbar wrote a formal complaint, which company policy says must be kept confidential. Dunbar's manager called the district manager and then read the complaint in front of customers and Dunbar's co-workers.
The State
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