R.J. Reynolds Hit With Race, Sexual Orientation Bias And Wages Class Suit

(July 24, 2020, 9:20 AM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Reynolds American Inc. (together, R.J. Reynolds) and three supervisors have created a hostile work environment for African-American and non-heterosexual workers in California and committed various wage-and-hour violations, one former California employees alleges in a class complaint filed July 8 in a California court (Hopeton Dias, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al., No. 30-2020-01147371-CU-OE-CXC, Calif. Super., Orange Co.)....