COMPTON (CNS) – A 21-year-old Black man from Carson who is suing the In-N-Out Burger chain for at least $3.2 million, alleging he was wrongfully fired for complaining about what he believed to be discriminatory treatment by management concerning his hair, says in new court papers that management pressured him to change the styling of his locks.
Elijah Obeng’s Compton Superior Court lawsuit alleges wrongful termination, race discrimination, harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and failure to prevent harassment, discrimination or retaliation. In-N-Out attorneys have filed court papers with Judge Michael Wilson seeking to compel arbitration of Obeng’s causes of action in a hearing scheduled for Jan. 22…