Ex McDonald’s Employees File Lawsuit Claiming Sexually Harassing Boss Called Them N*****
Former McDonald’s Employees Sue For Sexual Harassment And Racist N-Word Jokes
Via NYDailyNews
Two black former employees at a Queens McDonald’s were called the n-word and sexually harassed by their racist boss, according to a shocking lawsuit.
Vanessa Harris and Kimberly Mealer are suing McDonald’s for allegedly failing to protect them from a hostile work environment created by their supervisor, Michael Lauria.
The suit, filed Thursday in Brooklyn Federal Court, alleges that Lauria, who is white, frequently called his employees “n——,” “my n——,” and “You n—— need to get it together.”
Harris, 44, and Mealer, 39, were longtime employees and promoted to assistant manager at the Jamaica fast food restaurant — Harris had worked at McDonald’s for eight years and describes herself as a model employee; Mealer started as a food server in 1997.
This Lauria character thought he was Rich Homie Quan or something???
“On several occasions, Mr. Lauria commented ‘It’s hotter than Africa in here,’” the suit alleges. Lauria also said the restaurant was busy at the beginning of the month because black customers “received their welfare checks,” according to the suit.
When he tried to be funny, the jokes fell flatter than a hamburger patty. “‘Have I told you the one about my penis? Oh, never mind, it’s too long,’” the suit alleges.
The references to his private parts occurred at least once a week, according to the suit, with other sickening lines such as: “‘Do you know why they call me Big Mike?’ about which Mr. Lauria was referring to his penis because he would simultaneously thrust his pelvis into the air each time he made this comment,” according to the suit.
“On another occasion when Mr. Lauria was driving Ms. Harris to another McDonald’s location, he asked Ms. Harris what exit to take. When Ms. Harris answered that the exit was N19, Mr. Lauria responded by saying that the ‘N’ was for ‘N—–ville,’” the suit alleges.
Lauria allegedly groped and touched the women’s bodies as he walked past them in tight spaces in the restaurant. Harris complained to a McDonald’s human resources representative but she alleges nothing was done.
This sounds like the type of guy who hasn’t had any box in a LONG time and has hella charges from freaky internet sites on his credit card.
Vagnini said the women have retained inappropriate text messages and racially charged videos that Lauria sent to them. Lauria denied to company officials that he used racial epithets and said some of the videos were just “jokes” that he had been emailed and forwarded them to other employees, Vagnini said. The suit mentions a video text message of a cartoon of a white man spraying a water hose at black children.
Lauria is not a defendant in the suit and no longer works for McDonald’s, the lawyer said. He could not be reached for comment.
Via NYDailyNews
Two black former employees at a Queens McDonald’s were called the n-word and sexually harassed by their racist boss, according to a shocking lawsuit.
Vanessa Harris and Kimberly Mealer are suing McDonald’s for allegedly failing to protect them from a hostile work environment created by their supervisor, Michael Lauria.
The suit, filed Thursday in Brooklyn Federal Court, alleges that Lauria, who is white, frequently called his employees “n——,” “my n——,” and “You n—— need to get it together.”
Harris, 44, and Mealer, 39, were longtime employees and promoted to assistant manager at the Jamaica fast food restaurant — Harris had worked at McDonald’s for eight years and describes herself as a model employee; Mealer started as a food server in 1997.
This Lauria character thought he was Rich Homie Quan or something???
“On several occasions, Mr. Lauria commented ‘It’s hotter than Africa in here,’” the suit alleges. Lauria also said the restaurant was busy at the beginning of the month because black customers “received their welfare checks,” according to the suit.
When he tried to be funny, the jokes fell flatter than a hamburger patty. “‘Have I told you the one about my penis? Oh, never mind, it’s too long,’” the suit alleges.
The references to his private parts occurred at least once a week, according to the suit, with other sickening lines such as: “‘Do you know why they call me Big Mike?’ about which Mr. Lauria was referring to his penis because he would simultaneously thrust his pelvis into the air each time he made this comment,” according to the suit.
“On another occasion when Mr. Lauria was driving Ms. Harris to another McDonald’s location, he asked Ms. Harris what exit to take. When Ms. Harris answered that the exit was N19, Mr. Lauria responded by saying that the ‘N’ was for ‘N—–ville,’” the suit alleges.
Lauria allegedly groped and touched the women’s bodies as he walked past them in tight spaces in the restaurant. Harris complained to a McDonald’s human resources representative but she alleges nothing was done.This sounds like the type of guy who hasn’t had any box in a LONG time and has hella charges from freaky internet sites on his credit card.
Vagnini said the women have retained inappropriate text messages and racially charged videos that Lauria sent to them. Lauria denied to company officials that he used racial epithets and said some of the videos were just “jokes” that he had been emailed and forwarded them to other employees, Vagnini said. The suit mentions a video text message of a cartoon of a white man spraying a water hose at black children.
Lauria is not a defendant in the suit and no longer works for McDonald’s, the lawyer said. He could not be reached for comment.
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