Safeway Inc. failed to convince a federal judge in Oregon to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Black cashier-checker who said that he was wrongfully suspended without pay following a run-in with White customers.
Ronald Vidal sued Safeway in February 2020, alleging discrimination and retaliation because of his race. He had been suspended without pay following an incident in which he said he felt threatened by several White customers who got upset about a long check-out line and started using racial slurs. Safeway said Vidal contributed to the incident and its escalation and violated workplace policies.
Safeway moved for summary ...
Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:
See Breaking News in Context
Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.
Already a subscriber?
Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.