Posted: Feb 20, 2021 4:06 PM CT | Last Updated: February 20
Tiber River Naturals storefront on Academy Road in Winnipeg. In recent weeks, the company has become the target of a social media campaign accusing it of fostering an abusive workplace marred by racism, withheld wages and other labour violations.(Darin Morash/CBC)
A former employee is suing a Winnipeg-based wellness company that is currently facing backlash from a social media campaign, alleging Tiber River let her go because she was pregnant.
Deanne MacNeil, who was the company s marketing manager, filed her statement of claim against Tiber River Naturals in Manitoba s Court of Queen s Bench in the late fall of 2020.