A former SEPTA employee is accusing the transit authority of racial discrimination in the workplace.
The federal lawsuit claims “race was a motivating or determinative factor” in SEPTA’s discriminatory treatment of Nathanial Myers, a former assistant director of bus maintenance.
Myers, a Black man, alleges he was passed over for promotion five times. Each time, less qualified white candidates got the job, his suit alleges.
The suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleges that Myers was “held to different, and higher standards than other assistant directors.”
SEPTA hired Myers as a mechanic in 2007. He quickly worked his way up through the ranks to assistant director of bus maintenance in November 2009. He held the assistant director position until he resigned on March 12, just prior to filing his lawsuit.
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SEPTA headquarters (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
A former SEPTA employee is accusing the transit authority of racial discrimination in the workplace.
The federal lawsuit claims “race was a motivating or determinative factor” in SEPTA’s discriminatory treatment of Nathanial Myers, a former assistant director of bus maintenance.
Myers, a Black man, alleges he was passed over for promotion five times. Each time, less qualified white candidates got the job, his suit alleges.
The suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleges that Myers was “held to different, and higher standards than other assistant directors.”