HARRISBURG — An Ethiopian man is suing his former employers, Highmark Health Solutions Inc. and Highmark Health, for alleged racial discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination.
Yonas Seyoum filed a complaint on April 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the defendants violated the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that the defendants fired him because he had complained about being subjected to discrimination and a hostile work environment on account of his race and national origin.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks compensatory and punitive damages, pre-judgment interest, attorney's fees, costs, expenses and any other legal and equitable relief. He is represented by Andrea C. Farney of Triquetra Law in Lancaster.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania case number 1:18-cv-00854-YK