Black Employees at Domino’s Pizza in Olean, N.Y. Subjected to Racial Slurs, Intimidation and Physical Threats, Federal Agency Charges
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Parris Pizza Company, LLC, a Domino’s Pizza franchise in Olean, New York, violated federal law when it permitted race-based harassment of Black employees by managers and co-workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
The EEOC charges that, beginning in at least 2019, Parris Pizza subjected its African American employees, including Andrew Ross and others, to a race-based hostile work environment. The mistreatment included two managers’ regular and open use of slurs such as “n----r,” “n----a,” and “boy” during every shift. Among other incidents, one of the managers mimicked the voice of a slave owner and called Ross “boy” while the other manager stood by and laughed.
Black employees, including Ross, complained about the harassment, the EEOC said. But their complaints were met only with further harassment and intimidation. For example, upon overhearing an African American employee tell a white co-worker not to use the “n-word,” a manager got close to the Black employee’s face and threateningly said the word, “n----a.” And when Ross complained to the owner of Parris Pizza, one of the managers threatened Ross with a pair of scissors.
According to the EEOC’s complaint, Parris Pizza took no disciplinary action against the harassers. On the contrary, one manager was promoted...
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