June 27, 2005
AIN'T THAT AMERICA:
Waiters say they were fired for being French (Reuters, 6/27/05)
Three former waiters at New York’s posh 21 Club, where a hamburger costs $30, have filed a $5 million discrimination lawsuit saying they were fired for being French.In a civil suit made public on Monday at Manhattan Supreme Court, the three men, Rene Bordet, 68, Jean Claude Lesbre, 63 and Yves Thepault, 68, said the restaurant’s management falsely accused them of drinking wine on the job and “created and fostered an environment rife with anti-French sentiment.”
Only fired? They got off lightly. Posted by Orrin Judd at June 27, 2005 8:29 AM
Comments
Gee, you'd think that being French would be a prime asset for working in a place that sells mediocre food at outrageous prices.
Posted by: Josh Silverman at June 27, 2005 5:22 PMWeren't they French before they were hired?
Posted by: bart at June 27, 2005 8:27 PM