A one-month employee claims racist remarks, sexual stereotyping, and retaliation
A worker says she was fired after reporting discrimination at a Florida company — by a supervisor who allegedly had white supremacist tattoos.
Legna Soto, who was hired as a Parts Service Writer at Everglades Equipment Group in Orlando, lasted roughly one month on the job. In a federal lawsuit filed on March 25, she alleges the company terminated her after she raised concerns about her supervisor's conduct — conduct she says was driven by racism and bias against Hispanic women.
According to court filings in Soto v. Everglades Equipment Group and Design d/b/a Everglades Equipment Group (Case No. 6:26-cv-00641, M.D. Fla.), Soto started work on or about June 10, 2024, and was let go on or about July 10, 2024. During that brief window, she alleges her supervisor, Charles Russell, spoke to her in a derogatory manner, refused to help with job-related questions, and told her to "figure it out" when she sought guidance.
The allegations go further. Soto claims Russell made comments she believed showed a clear bias against Hispanics, including criticizing a white employee, Landis Surber, for marrying a Hispanic woman. She also alleges Russell often discussed sexual fantasies involving Hispanic women, which she understood to be rooted in racial stereotypes.
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