She quit after weeks in the back kitchen - now she's suing for $150,000-plus per count
A transgender Taco Bell crew member says her supervisor and coworkers called her "nacho man" and pushed her into quitting.
In a 16-count federal complaint filed on May 11, 2026, Jane Doe sued Taco Bell Corp., Haza Bell of Northeast LLC and a string of related Haza and Harmony Management entities in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Doe, a transgender woman, says she worked as a Crew Member at the Pittston, Pennsylvania, restaurant from around July 2024 until late August or early September 2024.
Her lawyer, Justin Robinette, brings claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and the City of Pittston Non-Discrimination Ordinance. Each count seeks damages in excess of $150,000.
According to the filing, Doe identified her female gender identity and preferred pronouns to her supervisor and coworkers. The complaint alleges the misgendering began almost immediately and continued daily, often more than once a shift.
Doe alleges her supervisor and coworkers referred to her as "nacho man," "the nacho man," or words to that effect, on multiple occasions, including in August 2024 near the end of her employment. She says she corrected her supervisor on pronouns and preferred name, and also raised her preferred name with a senior employee believed to be the store manager. The filing alleges...
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