U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC

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Case Number:

8:21-cv-01931

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Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Virginia M. Hernandez Cov

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Government Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

July 12, 2022
Fla. Applebee's Settles EEOC Suit Over Racist, Anti-Gay Slurs

The owners of a Florida Applebee's franchise will dish out $100,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging a gay Black cook was forced to quit for complaining about racism and homophobia, the agency announced in a news release.
August 12, 2021
EEOC Hits Fla. Applebee's With Anti-Gay And Racist Claims

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has slapped an Applebee's eatery with a lawsuit in Florida federal court accusing it of promoting a toxic workplace that saw a gay Black cook subjected to racist and homophobic taunts and an eventual firing.