Zara USA’s Ex-General Counsel Files Bias Suit

The former general counsel of Zara USA Inc. accused the fashion retailer of firing him because he’s Jewish, American and gay.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York state court, Ian Jack Miller alleged that senior executives “openly used racial slurs and exchanged racist e-mails” in the New York office of the company. Miller claimed further that both supervisors and colleagues sent him graphic e-mails and frequently made homophobic comments both in general and to him personally.

Zara is owned by Spanish-based Inditex Group, the world’s largest clothing retailer.

In an e-mailed statement, Zara said the allegations “are shocking, and ...