A number of Somali security officers employed by Burns to protect residents living in public housing high-rises were allegedly singled out for hateful comments and threatsby company supervisors because of they were black and Muslim, according to the coalition of African-American and Somali leaders.
Fellow security officers who came to the defense of the Somalis have been harassed and even fired, critics allege.
Burns/Securitas says there's no substance to the claims.
The EEOC sued the company after it fired an officer for wearing a hijab, a religious headscarf, while on her post, according to the coalition.
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