JFK Airport Lounge Manager Loses on Race Bias, Hostility Claims

The food service provider to a passenger lounge at John F. Kennedy International Airport defeated a fired employee’s claims of discrimination, as a federal judge found the worker presented too little evidence of racism.

Veronica Simplice made a strong case that she faced conflict in her job for SodexoMagic LLC, but most of it wasn’t related to race, Judge Brian M. Cogan ruled Monday for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Cogan granted summary judgment for Sodexo on all of Simplice’s federal claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment under Title VII of the ...