Sweetgreen Accused of Ignoring Racism Complaints [Video]

You’ll almost always see a Black or brown face behind the counter when you walk into Sweetgreen on your lunch break. In New York City, a group of them claimed they’ve been going through hell, being berated with racial slurs and more in a recently filed lawsuit.

About ten Black and brown employees of the popular food chain filed a complaint against the corporation alleging a discriminatory and hostile work environment based on gender and race dated back to 2019. They accused the store’s general managers of not doing anything about the disgusting interactions they reported in the suit. One Hispanic woman employee claimed a coworker told her she had “dick-sucking lips.” Another claimed her manager placed his hand on her lower back, while making sexually inappropriate comments about her body. She said she was scared to report him because of his rank above her.

Black employees say they were consistently referred to as the …