A Costco Customer Sued A New Jersey Store After Experiencing "Egregious Anti-Semitism And Discrimination By A Costco Employee"
A frequent customer at a New Jersey Costco filed a lawsuit against the wholesale store for discrimination, Patch reports. The man, Irwin Wayne Levy, says he and his son—an employee at the same Costco—were discriminated against for their religion. According to the lawsuit, filed August 26, a Costco employee made anti-Semitic remarks to Levy while he was checking out.
The conversation started when another employee pointed out Levy's son worked at the store. A different employee reportedly interjected herself into the conversation, sarcastically commenting that she knew where Justin got his good looks from. She subsequently asked, "How much of Justin is Jewish?" and said he had to be more than half Jewish, "in a bad way of course!"
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On Levy's way out of the store, the employee reportedly followed him and continued to make comments like "Jews only see things in black and white with no grey area; just like Justin," as well as making inappropriate comments, accusations, and insults about Levy, his son, and their Jewish faith.
Costco Wholesale Corporation, the cashier and her direct manager are all defendants in the case. Levy is seeking compensatory damages and reimbursement for legal fees from Costco. The lawsuit also asks the Hazlet Costco to implement anti-discrimination training, anti-harassment training, and workplace civility training.
In the lawsuit, Levy said he does not feel comfortable shopping at that Costco store anymore and does not feel that the store's management "has not taken accountability for its own obvious failures and the actions of its employee." According to Patch, the employee has not been fired or disciplined for her actions.
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