Briana Winston was recently employed as a flight attendant by Tropical Coast Airlines. She was the only black female flight attendant at her airport hub. Upon arriving at her hub after attending flight attendant school, Briana experienced incidents at work that included occasional racial slurs by co-workers, having coffee spilled on her uniform before boarding flights, and having the lock jammed on her company locker. One co-worker told her, in front of their supervisor that the airline's customers would not want to take orders from a black girl in case of an in-flight emergency. Briana resigned after 6 months of this treatment.

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Briana has a cause of action for racial harassment under Title VII. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Briana's treatment by her co-workers and supervisor constitutes racial harassment, which is a form of discrimination prohibited by Title VII. Briana may file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and pursue legal action against the airline.

Briana Winston Was Recently Employed as a Flight Attendant by Tropical