Wadner Tranchant, food server at Ritz-Carlton's Naples resorts, sues company for discrimination after company complies to British family's request for "no black waiters."
Wadner Tranchant, a Haitian-born food server at the Ritz-Carlton beach resort in Naples, Fla., has filed a federal lawsuit against the hotel because he was told March 12 his services wouldn't be needed that day. Why? The hotel reportedly chose to bend over backwards to make sure that the a racist British family's, Rodney Morgan's family, demands to not be served by "any black people or anybody with a foreign accent." To make matters worst for the Ritz, a note in the hotel's computer system read "this couple is very, very prejudiced." The lawsuit states, Tranchant, who is seeking $75,000 in damages, was "humiliated and embarrassed" by the incident. It is shameful what some people will do for money. If the allegations are true, the hotel encouraged discrimination on the basis of making money. That's avarice at its worst.The Rodney Morgan family checked into the hotel Feb. 28, and a note in the hotel’s computers, directed by Vice President and Director Edward Staros, said, “as per Mr. Staros, this couple is very very prejudice.’’ The note went on to say the family didn’t want to be served by anyone of color or with a foreign accent, according to the lawsuit.I hope the note in the system was not deleted by management to cover their butts. This should never be tolerated in America.
On March 12, Tranchant, a U.S. citizen who has worked for the hotel for 15 years, was prevented by his immediate supervisors from serving the Morgans at The Grill restaurant, said his attorney, Michael McDonnell of Naples. Ritz Carlton spokeswoman Vivian Deuschl wouldn’t comment on the lawsuit, saying the company doesn’t discuss pending litigation. “The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company does not tolerate discrimination from our employees or our guests,” she said. Source: News-Press
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