Wright said he had never experienced any type of racial harassment, and he now suffers from depression. No charges were filed regarding that incident, and officers told both parties it was best for them not to have physical contact, the document states. One of WrightвЂ™s co-workers said he saw the incident, but the manager denied the incident, according to the report. Wright also filed a complaint with the Greeley Police Department, alleging that in December a manager tried to push him into the pit where employees work on vehicles from beneath. It states that Wright has experienced repercussions, including unduly harsh reviews of his work, because of his complaints. The lawsuit alleges that the co-worker still came to the business as a friend of one of the managers. After Wright told managers what had happened, they said they would take care of the situation, according to the complaint. The document states that the harassment continued for six months until Wright made another complaint months later when WrightвЂ™s co-workerвЂ™s son told him to вЂњget back in your cageвЂќ while at work. It states that the manager acknowledged that the co-workerвЂ™s behavior was unacceptable but did not reprimand him. The complaint states that Wright talked with a manager shortly after the harassment began. вЂњWhen it started to go on, all I can do is shake my head so many times and walk away from the conversation,вЂќ he said. The document states that the man also used racial slurs, made Klu Klux Klan-related threats and called Wright a вЂњmonkey.вЂќ The complaint states that over the course of about eight months, WrightвЂ™s co-worker made comments about him eating chicken and watermelon and liking bananas. Wright, who has worked at Grease Monkey for more than 10 years, is originally from Jamaica, and the lawsuit alleges that his co-workerвЂ™s harassing comments revolved around stereotypes of black people. вЂњHeвЂ™s not been reprimanded,вЂќ Morrow said. Morrow said Wright is still employed at the Greeley location and is a good employee.

вЂњOnce it was called to our attention, we took action and thereвЂ™s been no recourse since then,вЂќ Morrow said. He said when Wright brought up the issue again several months later, his co-worker was terminated.

He said there was вЂњbantering going on back and forth betweenвЂќ Wright and his co-worker, and managers put a stop to that the first time Wright complained. based in Longmont, said he has not been served a complaint in the case. The complaint alleges that the company is liable because its managers were aware of the racial harassment and were even at times present when WrightвЂ™s co-worker made offensive comments. District Court in Denver names Rosbro Corp., which does business as Grease Monkey, as the defendant. Oneil Wright says in the complaint that weeks after a co-worker started at the business, the man began making offensive statements related to WrightвЂ™s race and began making violent threats against him.

A Greeley man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was racially harassed for months by a co-worker at Grease Monkey and his managers allowed it to happen.

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