SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah truck driver alleges FedEx fired him because of his Russian accent, even though he offered to appear before corporate higher-ups to demonstrate his English-speaking abilities.
Ismail Aliyev has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Memphis, Tenn.-based shipping company and the long-haul contractor that employed him and was ordered to do the firing.
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Thank you for sharing this post. It is a shame that those kind of things still happen in this day and age. It seems like the driver definitely has cause for a lawsuit. People should be judged on their merits and how well they perform their job.
Posted by: Alexander | January 22, 2013 at 12:43 PM