Allegiant employee alleges racist treatment and files discrimination lawsuit
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Ebony Kelley worked for Allegiant at St. Pete–Clearwater airport from 2021 until December 2022 and alleges that colleagues and management repeatedly touched her afro and treated it as something to pet.
She says a co‑worker made several inappropriate jokes, used a slur she did not hear directly, and on November 20, 2022, an altercation occurred while she was using a breakroom computer for mandatory training; Allegiant investigated, interviewed employees who did not support her claims and believed them, after which Kelley emailed airline chairman Maury Gallagher to complain and subsequently sued for race discrimination and retaliation, asserting she was fired while the allegedly racist employee was not.