AUBURN (AP) — A Maine man of Ethiopian descent who worked at a Wal-Mart store claims in a lawsuit the company discriminated against him because of his race and retaliated when he complained.
Abdulaziz Omar of Lisbon filed his complaint in Androscoggin County Superior Court. He alleges his supervisor at a Lewiston Walmart in 2009 treated him less favorably than workers who were not black.
Omar alleges when he went over his supervisor’s head to complain, he was ignored. He said he was fired in 2010 for an error he did not make.
A company legal representative said Wal-Mart denies both claims.
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