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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

**Former Employee Alleges Race-Based Discrimination Against Northshore Personnel Services**

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**Race-Based Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Northshore Personnel Services, Inc.**

On September 12, 2024, Joshua Moore filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Northshore Personnel Services, Inc., doing business as Red Tail Residential. The lawsuit alleges race-based discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Joshua Moore's complaint details a series of discriminatory practices he experienced while employed as a leasing consultant from January 4, 2024, to April 16, 2024. Moore claims that his employer subjected him to different terms and conditions compared to his non-African American colleagues. According to the complaint, Moore became aware of an incident in February 2024 where an African American prospective resident was denied approval for a housing program despite meeting all qualifications. A non-African American individual with identical qualifications was approved instead. When Moore expressed his belief that this denial was racially discriminatory, he began experiencing unfair treatment from his supervisors.

Moore alleges that after voicing his concerns about racial discrimination within the company, he was assigned exclusively African American clients while his Caucasian colleagues handled only Caucasian clients. This pattern of segregation continued despite Moore raising concerns with management. In March 2024, Moore's supervisor accused him of being out of uniform and ordered him to go home to change, even though he had worn the same outfit on previous occasions without issue. A Caucasian coworker wearing a similar outfit faced no such consequences.

The complaint also describes a hostile work environment created by Daisy (last name unknown), the Acting Property Manager for Defendant. Daisy allegedly made demeaning remarks to Moore's team and belittled their work while being supportive of non-African American leasing consultants and their teams. Despite raising concerns about the lack of training compared to his Caucasian coworkers, Moore's complaints were dismissed.

On April 16, 2024, Moore was terminated under what he claims were pretextual reasons related to discrimination and retaliation for opposing unlawful practices. He asserts that a similarly situated Caucasian employee who engaged in similar conduct was not reprimanded or terminated.

Moore is seeking back pay with interest, front pay, loss of benefits, compensatory and punitive damages, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, pre-judgment interest if applicable, and any other relief deemed just and proper by the court.

The case is being handled by attorney Travis P. Lampert from Sulaiman Law Group Ltd., with Judge Amrith Kaur Aakre presiding over the matter under Case ID: 1:24-cv-08374.

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