Susan's Place Logo

News:

Since its founding in 1995 Susan's Place forums have blossomed into a truly global lifeline. To date we've delivered roughly 1.4 billion page views to hundreds of millions of unique visitors, guided more than 41,000 registered members through 1,985,081 posts and 188,474 topics across 193 boards, and—most importantly—helped save tens of thousands of lives by connecting people to vital information and support at their most vulnerable moments.

Main Menu

GM of Tennessee hotel that fired gay HR director terminated as well

Started by Shana A, January 12, 2009, 04:30:38 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Print
Go Down Pages1
User actions

Shana A

January 12, 2009, 04:30:38 PM
GM of Tennessee hotel that fired gay HR director terminated as well
by: Pam Spaulding
Mon Jan 12, 2009 at 15:15:00 PM EST

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=082492B83E1519F23D39AEEDA7B01069?diaryId=9009

On Friday I blogged about the brazen dismissal of David Hill, who was the director of human resources for the ARTE' Hotel. His employer, the owner Tarun Surti, specifically stated that he did so because Hill is gay. While the hotel's employee manual expressly states that discrimination based on sexual orientation is prohibited, the state of Tennessee has no anti-discrimination protections covering sexual orientation or gender identity. Surti instructed assistant general manager Leonard Stoddard, who disagreed with the decision, to fire Hill.

Today Pam's House Blend spoke with David Hill, and he said that after speaking with the media about his case, Stoddard (who is also openly gay) was given his walking papers by Surti, via email, no less. Stoddard had predicted that he would be the next to go. (Out&About):
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
  •  
Print
Go Up Pages1
User actions