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Ten employees of Sweetgreen, the popular quick-serve salads chain, are suing the company for allegedly fostering a toxic workplace culture, saying that Black employees are systematically harassed and discriminated against.
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Ten Black men and women are suing Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen in over a half-dozen New York locations, alleging they were subjected to daily use of the N-word by managers and/or co-workers and faced other discrimination in seven different New York…
The 10 plaintiffs claim they were subjected to racist and sexualized remarks at select locations
The fast-casual chain is facing allegations from 10 New York-based Black employees