A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the hotel only offered him a job interview after he changed the name on his resume, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN.

A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the hotel only offered him a job interview after he changed the name on his resume, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN.

Dwight Jackson filed the lawsuit against the Shinola Hotel on July 3, alleging he was denied a job when he applied as “Dwight Jackson,” but later offered an interview when he changed his name to “John Jebrowski.”

The lawsuit alleges Jackson was denied a job in “violation of Michigan Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.”

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    Well maybe she misread the room? 🤔

    Arrives for the interview and there are 8 white girls, in scrubs, in the waiting room. Also, the person who was to take her in the back for the interview was visibly shocked.

    My wife is a Filipino and I’m shocked at what she’s encountered in interviews.

    “Are you Mexican or Asian?” Visible disgust at Asian.

    “Are you a Christian? Oh. A Catholic. You have to attend our church every Sunday or we won’t hire you.”

    Bonus points: Her first name is sorta black sounding. Told her to work around that somehow. Because I had to.

    https://old.lemmy.world/comment/11105265