A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the hotel only offered him a job interview after he changed the name on his resume, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN.

Dwight Jackson filed the lawsuit against the Shinola Hotel on July 3, alleging he was denied a job when he applied as “Dwight Jackson, but later offered an interview when he changed his name to “John Jebrowski.

The lawsuit alleges Jackson was denied a job in “violation of Michigan Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.

  • Sir_KevinEnglish
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    Naa it was a small business and he owned it.

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      I mean to the labor board, or wherever there is a poster at every workplace that has the info about who to call when this happens.