‘Reverse’ Discrimination at Hispanic Grocery Store
You don’t read about this every day. A white man sued a grocery store because he was fired for being white (or for not being Hispanic). The store replaced him with a preferred Hispanic worker.
The Virginia Business Litigation Lawyer Blog links to the complaint filed by Robert Bruce (any relation?) against Compare Foods. The company has agreed to settle with Bruce in the amount of $30,000, and, among other things, it will craft an anti-discrimination policy.
Download the five-page complaint (PDF).
This isn’t Compare Foods’ first time at the discrimination rodeo. According to the Charlotte Business Journal, the store previously fired three non-Hispanic workers because of their race. The store settled that lawsuit as well. You’d think hiring/firing managers at Compare Foods had more sense by now.
