Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (N.D. Ohio)

A federal court in Ohio granted Kenny/Obayashi V. Kenny Construction Company and Obayashi Corporations motions for summary judgment regarding the racially hostile workplace and discrimination claims of a Black migrant worker from Guinea, who was hired through a Laborers International Union of North America locale and told not to return after his first shift on a tunnel construction project. According to the laborer, he was made offensive remarks during his shift due to his race, nationality, and thick accent. This unreasonably affected his work performance. The court found that the harassment claimed…