Bloomberg Law
April 18, 2018, 6:48 PM UTC

PGA Tour Accused of Bias in Firing Gay Worker

• Worker says he moved cross-country for job • Alleges manager made anti-gay comments

The Professional Golfers’ Association Tour is accused of wrongfully firing a gay employee after months of denying him paid breaks and adequate compensation.

Ryan Lebeuf says he accepted a job with the PGA and moved from Florida to California to work on the Ellie Mae Classic, one of the tournaments on the association’s Web.com tour. He was forced to work 60 hour workweeks in a cubicle in the staff kitchen, according to his complaint. Lebeuf’s supervisor made derogatory comments about gay people and gay dating apps ...

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