Republic Parking System in ChattanoogaThree employees of Republic Parking System have filed a lawsuit, saying their immediate supervisor used racist comments, sexually offensive language and displayed a hanging noose in the company’s downtown office.
Stencial Parrish Jr., Donald Sterling and Vantwan Stokes first made internal complaints to management at the company before filing the suit Tuesday, said their attorney, Randall Larramore.
Allegations of racial discrimination in the lawsuit, including racist jokes and frequent use of the “n-word” described by the employees violated the federal Civil Rights Act and the Tennessee Human Rights Act.
Larramore said he expects Republic to move the case to federal court. He did not disclose an amount sought in either compensatory or punitive damages.
The alleged racist conduct began as early as 2009 and continued until at least July 2010 when the noose was seen by the employees in the company’s downtown office, the lawsuit states.