HOUSTON — A former McDonald's restaurant manager in Navasota alleges her two miscarriages were related to being denied reasonable accommodations, that she and other African-American female employees faced discrimination and that she was terminated in retaliation.
Aqulla Hogan-Rogers filed a complaint Dec. 2 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas against McDonald's Corporation, alleging violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964, the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and the Texas Labor Code.
According to her complaint, Hogan-Rogers worked as a manager at the Navasota McDonald's from 2001 until August 2016. She alleges area manager Ramon Bolivar, a Hispanic male, treated African-American women with hostility, including telling them they are "fat, ugly" and that they needed to "wear some makeup."
The suit also states male general managers were compensated "significantly more" than their female counterparts and that her two miscarriages in 2014 and 2015 were due to her being denied reasonable accommodations for "light-duty tasks." The plaintiff alleges she was fired Aug. 4, 2016, in retaliation for reporting the alleged discrimination.
Hogan-Rogers seeks monetary relief, trial by jury, interest and all other just relief. She is represented by attorneys Marrick Armstrong and Amber Boyd of Stephens Reed & Armstrong PLLC in Pearland.
Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas case number 4:19-CV-04697