A Black man got a job interview after he changed the name on his resume. Now, he’s suing for discrimination | CNN - eviltoast

A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the hotel only offered him a job interview after he changed the name on his resume, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN.

Dwight Jackson filed the lawsuit against the Shinola Hotel on July 3, alleging he was denied a job when he applied as “Dwight Jackson,” but later offered an interview when he changed his name to “John Jebrowski.”

The lawsuit alleges Jackson was denied a job in “violation of Michigan Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.”

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    4 months ago

    I don’t understand… do you think we are interviewing with no intent of hiring? How would that make any sense?

    All we are doing is accepting resumes and letting people know that when we need someone we will call the resumes. We tell people when they put the applicant in that we aren’t actively hiring.

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        4 months ago

        If they really want to work there, basically they have to get in line. It may be 6 months or a year before we call because we don’t have very much turnover.