Posted on Mar 23, 2023
Black woman files lawsuit against BBQ chain with racist history
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A South Carolina barbecue chain known for its pro-segregation stance in a landmark 1960s case and its embrace of the Confederate flag in 2000 is facing allegations of racism and sexual harassment by the fired general manager of one of its restaurants.
According to a lawsuit filed this week by a Black woman who worked at a Maurice’s Piggie Park BBQ location in Columbia, the man who ran it, general manager Jeff Harrison, coerced her early last year into a sexual relationship with promises of a raise, which he paid.
She says she quit after he grew “irate” and “more threatening” when she rebuffed his additional sexual advances. The Associated Press isn’t naming the woman because she is an alleged victim of sexual abuse.
According to a lawsuit filed this week by a Black woman who worked at a Maurice’s Piggie Park BBQ location in Columbia, the man who ran it, general manager Jeff Harrison, coerced her early last year into a sexual relationship with promises of a raise, which he paid.
She says she quit after he grew “irate” and “more threatening” when she rebuffed his additional sexual advances. The Associated Press isn’t naming the woman because she is an alleged victim of sexual abuse.
Black woman files lawsuit against BBQ chain with racist history
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Columbia
BBQ
Racism
Sexual Harassment
Food/Chow
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Sorry but I don't see sexual.abuae...he offered she accepted and got what was promised. She could have walked away and sued him before the deed was done but now all of the sudden it is a problem...whatever...she never said no so how.is it sexual assault...seriously!
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Sexual relationships among employees at a place of work never end well regardless of one's skin color.
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