Charles Winters claims he saw the hiring and quick firing of 20 to 30 Black employees in less than three years at the Valencia, Calif. theme park
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- Charles Winters alleges he faced racial discrimination and harassment during his employment at Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Winters claims Black employees were assigned more strenuous tasks and excluded from workplace events
- The lawsuit seeks $25 million in damages for discrimination, retaliation and/or wrongful termination and defamation
A former Six Flags Magic Mountain employee is suing the park and its parent company for $25 million after he claims he was racially discriminated against and wrongfully terminated.
Los Angeles County resident Charles Winters filed a civil complaint against the Valencia, Calif., park on July 2, according to a Los Angeles Superior Court filing obtained by PEOPLE. During his employment, from November 2022 until July 2025, Winters, who is African American, claims he was subjected to “repeated and consistent discrimination and/or harassment” based on his “race, ethnicity and/or national origin.”
As part of his duties as a food service team member, Winters alleges he was often tasked with cleaning during downtime. He claims it often required him and his African American coworkers to “be on their hands and knees” to clean the floor, refrigerators and other surfaces. However, he claims his White counterparts “were given the less strenuous job of waiting at the cash register for any customers that came.”
Winters claims that during his tenure, the park displayed a “distinct preference for non-African American employees,” citing the alleged hiring and quick firing of 20 to 30 African American employees over the course of three years. He says non-African American employees did not see the same high turnover rate…