Dive Brief:

• Walt Disney World is facing two discrimination lawsuits from security workers, claiming that they were treated wrongly and in some cases fired due to their race, religion, or background.
• Six former and current workers filed lawsuits from 2011 to 2014 claiming harassment, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
• Disney has denied the claims, stating that they “have a rigorous process in place to thoroughly and independently review any and all workplace issues.”

Dive Insight:

Three of the six lawsuits were dismissed by the plaintiffs and another resulted in the jury ruling against the plaintiff.

One of the remaining lawsuits has a trial set for the summer, according to the Sentinel. Camelia Joseph, a black Haitian woman who works as a security guard, says she applied in 2010 for an emergency coordinator position but was passed for a white man with less experience and education. Her lawsuit claims that she was then reprimanded and “subjected to intense scrutiny on the job” after complaining to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The other pending suit is from Nabil Boromi, a Moroccan and Muslim plain clothes operative who was fired in 2013 for “using electronic devises” while monitoring security cameras, according to the Sentinel. He claims he was subjected to a “higher standard” than the other workers, who were not fired despite displaying the same behavior.

You can prevent problems reaching this level by keeping close tabs on your company culture.