Post by pavel on Jan 19, 2016 17:11:13 GMT -6
Rodney Henry, Tom Benson's longtime assistant, claims racial discrimination, harassment by Benson's wife
Tom Benson's former personal assistant, Rodney Henry, says Benson's wife repeatedly harassed him on the job and made racially derogatory remarks before having him kicked out of the Saints organization, according to a court filing Tuesday (Jan. 19).
Henry in 2014 heard Gayle Benson say, "I hate that black son of a bitch and am going to get rid of him," according to the filing, among other incidents described in the lawsuit.
Henry, who was at billionaire Tom Benson's side for 25 years until last June, filed a federal lawsuit against the Saints in November claiming he was owed back pay for long hours in the job. On Tuesday, Henry filed an amended complaint adding racial discrimination to his claims and adds Gayle Benson as a defendant.
The new lawsuit depicts Henry as being caught up in the family feud between Tom and Gayle Benson and Tom's estranged relatives, daughter Renee Benson and grandchildren Rita and Ryan LeBlanc. In January, Tom Benson declared he intends to leave full ownership of the Saints and Pelicans to Gayle Benson, rather than his three relatives as long anticipated. He also cut off any further contact with them.
Read more: www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2016/01/rodney_henry_tom_bensons_longt.html#incart_m-rpt-2
Tom Benson's former personal assistant, Rodney Henry, says Benson's wife repeatedly harassed him on the job and made racially derogatory remarks before having him kicked out of the Saints organization, according to a court filing Tuesday (Jan. 19).
Henry in 2014 heard Gayle Benson say, "I hate that black son of a bitch and am going to get rid of him," according to the filing, among other incidents described in the lawsuit.
Henry, who was at billionaire Tom Benson's side for 25 years until last June, filed a federal lawsuit against the Saints in November claiming he was owed back pay for long hours in the job. On Tuesday, Henry filed an amended complaint adding racial discrimination to his claims and adds Gayle Benson as a defendant.
The new lawsuit depicts Henry as being caught up in the family feud between Tom and Gayle Benson and Tom's estranged relatives, daughter Renee Benson and grandchildren Rita and Ryan LeBlanc. In January, Tom Benson declared he intends to leave full ownership of the Saints and Pelicans to Gayle Benson, rather than his three relatives as long anticipated. He also cut off any further contact with them.
Read more: www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2016/01/rodney_henry_tom_bensons_longt.html#incart_m-rpt-2