Day & Zimmerman, Calpine Must Face Black Worker’s Race Bias Suit

A Black electrical worker can pursue his lawsuit alleging he experienced racial harassment at a Pennsylvania Calpine Corp. facility, was fired for bogus reasons, and was smeared to other employers, a federal judge in Philadelphia ruled.

Everett L. Myers stated plausible claims against both Calpine and Day & Zimmerman Group Inc., the staffing agency that assigned him to the Delta, Pa., power plant, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said Monday.

According to Myers, co-workers used racial slurs, drew racially derogatory imagery, and posted a racist sign, among other hostile acts. The pervasive nature of the ...