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Florida man says boss mocked him as ‘monkey’ after complaint over pregnant server’s firing
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/12/florida-man-says-boss-mocked-him-as-monkey-after-complaint-over-pregnant-servers-firing/
Florida man says boss mocked him as ‘monkey’ after complaint over pregnant server’s firing
By Travis Gettys
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 15:42 EST
The owners of a Florida restaurant have denied every charge made in a lawsuit filed last month by a former employee who says he was harassed after reporting that a waitress got fired for becoming pregnant.
Former manager Julio Canizales said the owners of the Golden Lion Restaurant in Flagler Beach insulted and belittled him after he confronted them in 2011 about the woman’s termination, which he believed violated state and federal law.
According to the suit, the restaurant had a policy in place to fire pregnant employees due to liability issues.
“When a woman is fired like this because she is pregnant, you are taking away her life,” said his attorney, Kelly Chanfrou. “She is not going to be able to support herself and most likely, because she is showing, she may not be able to get another job elsewhere.”
