Nationwide — Ryan Marshall, the CEO of PulteGroup is dealing with a harmful lawsuit after three former Black staff alleged unchecked racist conduct within the group.
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Richard Turnbow, Roderick Hunter, and Idus Hartsfield all say they witnessed PulteGroup supervisor Patrick Witzigman make racist remarks whereas holding up a “lynching noose.”
“Our firm management is dedicated to making sure an atmosphere of inclusion the place all individuals are revered and valued. What’s depicted within the photographs is despicable and has no place in our firm nor in our society. The allegations should not in keeping with our values and company tradition,” stated Jim Zeumer, PulteGroup Vice President of Investor Relations and Company Communications.
Witzigman is shut associates with Brandon Jones, CEO Marshall’s handpicked alternative for PulteGroup COO. Astonishingly, Witzigman was reportedly not reprimanded by Marshall’s administration for his discriminatory conduct.
As a substitute, the Black staff that reported Witzingman’s conduct to administration say that they had been retaliated in opposition to.
“We’ve got photographic proof that’s by no means been made public. Ryan Marshall’s managers truly used a noose at a gathering with Black staff in an effort to create an unworkable atmosphere. Once they complained, they had been written up and subsequently fired,” alleged lead counsel Mark Zausmer, “I’ve by no means seen something so clear and egregious.”
The lawsuit in opposition to Marshall and PulteGroup on behalf of the terminated black staff was filed in Michigan earlier this week.
