SCRANTON An African American worker claims she and others faced racial discrimination and retaliation while working at Outback Steakhouse.
Nailah Riley filed a complaint May 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against Bloomin Brands Inc., doing business as Outback Steakhouse, alleging race discrimination and retaliation.
Riley, an African American woman, began working as a server for Outback on Oct. 24, 2018, according to her suit. She alleges that during her employment at Outback, she witnessed that she and her African American coworkers were disproportionately disciplined.
Riley specifically alleges in her complaint that a white employee, Summer Martin, would often engage in loud outbursts while at work but never lost her job as the African American employees lost their jobs for similar behavior. Riley further alleges that on Nov. 2, 2019, Martin began yelling at her and slammed boxes on the counter as she approached her and that M