A former associate of Honda in Greensburg has filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination.
According to the Greensburg Daily News, Clifford W. Holder, an African American male, alleges incidents of discrimination toward black employees of the company.
In the lawsuit, filed January 30, Holder alleges that Honda passed over African Americans for promotion, let white employees off with a “slap on the wrist” for racially offensive comments to black associates, and racially offensive graffiti was routinely found in the men’s bathrooms. According to the lawsuit, Honda removed the graffiti but took no action to keep it from happening again.
A Honda spokesman disagrees with the allegations, according to the newspaper.
Honda said in a statement that the company is committed to diversity in all aspects of business and works to maintain a diverse team of associates.
The newspaper also reported that Honda employees took part in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at Greensburg Elementary School to talk about equality and Civil Rights with students.
