First spotted at BET.com, a food services company is being served with a $200 million dollar race and color discrimination lawsuit by eleven of its current and former employees.

The suit filed by Thompson, Widgor & Gilly, LLP are seeking damages on behalf of these employees that claim that ” they have been treated unfairly by the Companies because of their race and/or color of their skin. The Complaint states that they were called names, such as the “N-word,” “Gorilla,” “Monkey,” “Chimps” and “Chim Chim” by their white supervisors and managers and denied certain opportunities and benefits provided to their white co-workers. The Complaint also alleges that the former employees of color were fired unlawfully for no good reason and because of their race, the color of their skin or because they complained to management that they were being treated differently than their white co-workers by their supervisors.”

A representative from the Compass Group contends that “Compass Group has clear and strong policies, that embrace diversity, inclusion and respect in the workplace and prohibit any sort of behavior that is contrary to these values.”

No further details of the suit at this time.

*Compass Group is a market leader in providing food and a range of selected support services to customers in the workplace, in schools and colleges, in hospitals, at leisure or in remote environments.