Facilities Specialist Ryan Adams witnessed racial discrimination and was terminated after he observed a Fortune 500 Executive kissing an Employee in extramarital affair
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A specialist responsible for catering to the whims of executives and managers at PulteGroup’s Atlanta headquarters is blowing the whistle on discriminatory practices he witnessed and was ultimately himself subject to. In a lawsuit filed by Zausmer Law Firm in Ingham County, Michigan today, Ryan Adams, a 52-year-old Black professional, says that his former employer uses its Human Resources department to limit promotions of Black professionals and punish those who observe or report wrongdoing.
“I did my job and I did a fine job. PulteGroup saw me as a field hand, never promoting me based on merit, and discarded me as soon as I saw something I wasn’t supposed to see”
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“I did my job and I did a fine job. PulteGroup saw me as a field hand, never promoting me based on merit, and discarded me as soon as I saw something I wasn’t supposed to see,” claims Ryan Adams.
Adams’ complaint is the latest in a recent string of public call outs and at least one other racial discrimination lawsuit by ex-PulteGroup employees. Adams says that the bravery of three Black ex-PulteGroup employees to tell their stories encouraged Adams to file suit and tell his.
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