An African American SoulCycle instructor alleged the company retaliated against him after he voiced concerns to CEO Evelyn Webster about his White counterparts being promoted more quickly.
Former instructor James Lewis was compelled to resign after enduring retaliation and years of nonpromotion due to his race, according to a complaint filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday.
Other instructors have taken to social media to express concern about SoulCycle’s handling of alleged racism in recent years, and the Equinox Group-owned fitness company settled a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit—that claimed instructors had quit ...
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