A former employee of the downtown Decatur Chick-fil-A filed a federal lawsuit last month alleging she was harassed and discriminated against for being transgender.
Chick-fil-A’s corporate office did not return a message seeking comment. Chick-fil-A hired Aaron White in August 2021. She began training for a director of operations position at the Decatur restaurant, located at 105 East Trinity Place in Decatur.
The lawsuit says another employee targeted White with lewd comments. White complained, and it eventually reached the franchise owner, Joe Engert, the lawsuit says. During a meeting with Engert and the restaurant’s kitchen director, White informed them that she is transgender.
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