Racial discrimination has been in America since the 17th Century. It has been transcribed in America's history ever since the Europeans set foot in North America. Racial discrimination started with the Native Americans then transcended to African-Americans, as told by Sound Vision. Now, racial discrimination is in the news and the workplace.
In New Orleans, a Parish African-American man is suing a Chevrolet dealership for racial discrimination. According to Louisiana Record, Terry Gibson is suing the dealership for allegedly committing unlawful employment practices, retaliation and wrongful termination. A lawsuit was filed on Apr. 6, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The lawsuit was against the local dealership, Leson Chevrolet Company, Inc. Gibson is represented by Atty. Christopher L. Williams.
The claim held that the dealership violated the Title VIII of the Civil Rights as well as the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law. Gibson was terminated from his employment with the Chevrolet dealership in may 2015. The plaintiff is seeking a trial by jury for compensation for lost wages and fringe benefits, reinstatement, front pay, punitive damages, attorney fees, expenses, costs and all other relief as the court deems proper.
According to Gibson, he had lost income, benefits and also suffered damages. The damages also included the embarrassment and humiliation he experienced because of how he was treated at Leson Chevrolet. In the complaint, he was not allowed to be on the sales floor to mingle with the customers while his Caucasian counterparts are able to do so. The suit cited preferential treatment to Caucasians which collected all the sales. In addition to the complaint, he was also denied promotion and development opportunities while the company continued to hire Caucasians for the same positions Gibson applied for. The reason why he was not promoted was because he was not qualified, although he allegedly claimed he was more than qualified.
