Employee Who Sued Suns for Discrimination and Retaliation Is Fired by Organization
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, JUL 28 – Gene Traylor alleges retaliation after exposing repeated security failures and being discouraged from taking protected leave following a cancer diagnosis, amid five lawsuits against the Suns.
- The Phoenix Suns have fired Gene Traylor, who filed a lawsuit against the team in May, claiming discrimination and retaliation.
- Traylor was terminated after an independent investigation found he violated company policies and was untruthful with the investigator.
- Cortney Walters, one of Traylor's lawyers, stated the firing was a retaliatory act disguised as policy enforcement.
- The Suns are accused of maintaining a workplace culture that punishes employees who raise concerns.
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Employee who sued Suns for discrimination and retaliation is fired by organization
The Phoenix Suns have fired Gene Traylor, an employee who filed a lawsuit against the team in May alleging discrimination and harassment.
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The Phoenix Suns fired their director of safety, security and risk management, Gene Traylor, on Friday. He is currently in the midst of a lawsuit against the organization for discrimination, harassment and retaliation. ESPN’s Baxter Holmes was first to report. Traylor has been with the team since January 2023. According to the lawsuit, Traylor believes […] The post Suns Fire Employee Filing Lawsuit For Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation app…
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