02-05-2025
Kenton restaurant must pay $125K in discrimination suit
May 2—KENTON — Ralphie's Sports Eatery Company will pay $125,000 among other relief to settle a race, disability and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to a press release from the commission.
A direct supervisor at the Kenton restaurant, 995 N. Detroit St., used racial slurs and other derogatory terms to a former server with a disability.
According to the release, after the restaurant learned of the server's disability, the employee was denied a promotion, suspended and fired.
The server filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC, which later led to Bennett Enterprises refusing to hire the server at a different Ralphie's location due to an active EEOC claim, violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"Employers cannot violate multiple anti-discrimination statutes and then retaliate against employees for enforcing their rights under those laws," said Philadelphia District Office Regional Attorney Debra Lawrence in a press release.
Bennett Enterprises is required to pay $125,000 and provide regular reporting and live training for management, human resources and non-supervisory employees to ensure compliance with Title VII and the ADA as part of a two-year consent decree, according to the release.
"The EEOC is committed to preventing and remedying race and disability harassment, discrimination and retaliation," Lawrence said.
Reach Cade Higgins at 567-242-0351
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