Former Clerk at Kansas City-Area Store Fired Over Racist Receipt Sues Employer

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A former clerk at a Kansas City area shoe store who was fired after handing over a receipt that contained a racial slur to a black customer now is suing her ex-employer.

Jessica Cockram, of Kansas City, claims the action was inadvertent and that another employee was responsible for the offensive remark, but Genesco Inc. still issued a news release maliciously implicating her, the lawsuit alleges.

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Former Clerk at Kansas City-Area Store Fired Over Racist Receipt Sues Employer

The October 2008 incident attracted local and national media attention and local activist attempts to prompt a nationwide boycott of Journeys shoe stores.

"Jessica ...

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