Landry’s Seafood House Discriminated and Retaliated Against Iranian Employee, Federal Agency Charges

DENVER – National restaurant chain Landry’s Seafood House violated federal law when it subjected an Iranian employee to a hostile work environment based on her national origin and retaliated against her when she made discrimination complaints at its Englewood, Colorado, location, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Landry’s employees, including managers and supervisors, regularly and openly mocked an Iranian employee’s accent, criticized her physical appearance, and treated her differently than non-Iranian employees in ways that negatively impacted her and her pay. After the employee raised complaints about the harassment with the restaurant’s general manger and Landry’s human resources department, Landry’s failed to stop the harassment and discharged the employee.

Landry’s alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 703, which prohibits workplace discrimination based on national origin. The conduct alleged in the EEOC’s complaint also violates Title VII’s prohibition against retaliation. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (EEOC v. Landry’s Seafood House – Colorado, Inc. d/b/a Saltgrass CO, Inc. f/k/a Landry’s Seafood House, Landry’s, LLC d/b/a/ Landry’s Inc., and Landry’s Management, L.P., Civil Action No....

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