Yosif Bakhit and Kiyada Miles v. Safety Marking Inc. et al.: A federal court jury in Connecticut has awarded nearly $3.4 million to two men who claim they were subjected to racial discrimination and slurs on the job.
Yosif Bakhit is a Sudanese immigrant who was granted political asylum in the United States and later became an American citizen, according to his attorney, Lewis Chimes of Stamford. Bakhit was initially homeless and couldn’t speak English, Chimes said. But in time Bakhit got on his feet with the help of the local Sudenese community. He eventually landed a job with Safety Marking, a Bridgeport company that paints lines on highways — and removes them, as well — in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.
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