Former Hotel Assistant VP Gets $5.7 Million in Racial Bias Suit

May 31, 2023, 3:40 PM UTC

Hotelier Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC is liable for racial discrimination against a former assistant vice president, who its owner once allegedly called a “fat black guy,” a federal court said.

Although Joshua Gray requested $31.5 million in damages, Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands said Tuesday that he’s only entitled to $5.6 million, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, court costs, and attorneys’ fees.

About 10 months after Gray started working for IPI as director of operations, he filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming the company discriminated against ...

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