Lawsuit: New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood fired employee for refusing to participate in discrimination coverup
NEW ORLEANS - A regional chain of restaurants faces a wrongful termination lawsuit in New Orleans federal court. New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood Company was sued by a former employee on April 29 by plaintiff Peter Bassil, who had worked in management for the restaurant chain since 2012. According to the complaint, Bassil witnessed the defendant's executives dismiss a female manager and retain a male one when one of the restaurant locations was closing. The woman then filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain and Bassil gave his honest recount of what he witnessed. Bassil says that th...