A number of Somali security officers employed by Burns to protect residents living in public housing high-rises were allegedly singled out for hateful comments and threatsby company supervisors because of they were black and Muslim, according to the coalition of African-American and Somali leaders.
Fellow security officers who came to the defense of the Somalis have been harassed and even fired, critics allege.
Burns/Securitas says there's no substance to the claims.
The EEOC sued the company after it fired an officer for wearing a hijab, a religious headscarf, while on her post, according to the coalition.
© Touchpoint Markets, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to asset-and-logo-licensing@alm.com. For more inforrmation visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
