‘Humiliating’ and ‘Unnecessary’: Black Man Fired After Bucking In-N-Out Burger’s Demand to Cut His Sideburns Is Now Suing the Chain for $3.2 Million
A Black man is suing California-based fast food chain In-N-Out Burger for racial discrimination, claiming he was fired after refusing to change his African-American hairstyle. Elijah Obeng, 21, started working at In-N-Out Burger in Irvine, California shortly after graduating from high school in June 2020. At first, his natural hairstyle was in compliance with the…
