Overview
- Hudson Webber filed a federal complaint in the Northern District of Illinois alleging they were terminated from a Rosemont Chili’s less than a month after being hired.
- The lawsuit says the store manager told Webber their “personal values and lifestyle values” did not align with the restaurant and said the decision was made with a regional manager.
- According to the filing, managers repeatedly called Webber off scheduled shifts and falsely claimed a pipe rupture had closed the restaurant, which the suit argues shows intentional exclusion.
- Webber seeks back and front pay, compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and other relief, with an initial status hearing set for May 4.
- Brinker International said it cannot comment because of ongoing litigation, and advocates point to 2022 U.S. Trans Survey findings of widespread workplace mistreatment of transgender people.