ALLENTOWN – An openly gay man’s lawsuit detailing claims of discrimination and harassment he suffered while in the employ of Guess, Inc. will now be governed by arbitration, rather than a civil court proceeding.
Bryan Benedict of Philadelphia filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Sept. 17 versus Guess, Inc., Guess? Retail, Inc. and Guess Factory of Los Angeles, Calif.
(Benedict originally filed his case anonymously, but a federal judge later ruled in October he was not permitted to proceed under a pseudonym.)
Benedict’s lawsuit said he began working in the Guess outlet store in Bethlehem in July 2017 and was named assistant store manager there in December 2018, but staff did not warm to him.