Photo: Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File. Ex-Walt Disney Employee Alleges They Were Wrongfully Fired After Co-Worker Overheard Conversation
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November 30, 2022 at 09:51 AM
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Photo: Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US Inc. was sued Tuesday in Florida Middle District Court over alleged employment discrimination. The court action was filed by Jundi Legal on behalf of Virgen Diaz-Rios, who claims that she was wrongfully terminated after a co-worker overheard and reported the plaintiff for explaining to a colleague how she admonished her son for using the 'n' word. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 6:22-cv-02211, Diaz-Rios v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US., Inc.
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