Racial discrimination has turn into one of many greatest points on the earth in the intervening time and there have been numerous measures from boards to eradicate it anyplace attainable. Various former cricketers who’ve needed to undergo numerous psychological stress over the incidents have now began to open up and subsequently, the boards have additionally investigated the circumstances as nicely. Nevertheless, now an ex-contract worker, Kirk Greaves has filed a lawsuit at a federal courtroom towards USA Cricket for ‘racial discrimination acts’ throughout his tenure and has demanded compensation quantity of USD 2 million for the damages.
Greaves began engaged on a four-month probationary interval after being employed because the Operations Supervisor (contract) in USA Cricket final yr and has alleged a “poisonous work surroundings, unfair employment practices, wage disparity and discrimination” in his case submitting. He has additionally alleged that “a finances put aside for his full-time conversion was used to extend a suggestion for a white worker.”
All allegations within the lawsuit are completely false and with out advantage: USA Spokesperson
A USA spokesperson in the meantime famous of being conscious of the case filed and talked about Greaves not getting his contract renewed. He talked about that the allegations from Greaves are false with out correct proof and added that USA Cricket can be making ready a robust defence towards the case. He concluded that the matter will likely be taken care of by their legal professionals and hoped to get the case dismissed quickly.
“USA Cricket is conscious of assorted particulars of a lawsuit being introduced by a former contractor towards USA Cricket. The person is certainly one of quite a lot of contractors beforehand engaged by USA Cricket whose contracts have been just lately not renewed. All allegations within the lawsuit are completely false and with out advantage, and USA Cricket denies and can aggressively defend towards them,” mentioned a USA Cricket spokesperson as quoted by Cricbuzz.
“The matter is presently within the fingers of USA Cricket’s legal professionals. We stay up for the case being dismissed in the end and won’t be making any additional remark right now,” the spokesperson added.
