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A former in-n-out African-American employee pursues the company for discrimination and dismissal for their natural hair, according to court documents.
According to court documents, the former employee, Elijah Obeng, from California, affirms that he was the victim of discrimination and end for her natural hair and texture.
In the trial, Obeng claims to have undergone emotional distress, reputation damage and loss of job.
Obeng requests $ 3 million in damage and $ 200,000 in profits that he would have made for the duration of his dismissal and beyond.
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In-N-out refused to comment on Fox affairs because they do not comment on the disputes in progress.
Obeng and his lawyer have not yet responded to the first requests for Fox Business comments.
According to court documents, Obeng worked on the chain of fast food burgers of the west coast of its secondary school diploma in 2020 until its termination in 2024.
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According to court documents, Obeng worked on the chain of fast food burgers of the west coast of his secondary school diploma in 2020 until his dismissal in 2024. Obeng said that he began to receive various treatments, such as being reprimanded for minor (Spencer Weiner-Pool / Getty Images / Getty Images)
According to court documents, Obeng went to work with his natural hair, following the guidelines for the in-n-out grooming and uniform policy.
This policy is defined in court documents as shaved and clean under a hat.
As Obeng’s hair pushed longer, he was invited to cut her hair or modify it to follow uniform policies.
The court documents indicate that Obeng then braided his hair to follow the directives, but was informed by the management that his favorites, who were part of his hair, had to be cut.
According to court documents, Obeng went to work with his natural hair, following the guidelines for the in-n-out grooming and uniform policy. This policy is defined in court documents as shaved and clean under a hat. (Photo of Paul Bersebach / Medianews Group / Orange County Register via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Obeng said that he had concluded this humiliating and discriminatory request, according to court documents.
Obeng says he started receiving different treatments, such as being reprimanded for minor offenses, while other employees did not receive the same thing.
He also said he was examined harder and was denied any chance of promoting or professional advancement.
Some time near May 25, 2025, judicial documents indicate that Obeng was sent home to shave burns, which made him humiliated publicly since he received disciplinary measures before other employees.
Obeng never returned to in-out because a return requirement was to shave burns.
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Obeng was dismissed a few days later because of what the company claimed from previous articles, but Obeng claims that it is because of its “ancestry, color and race, including its natural hairstyle and hair texture”, according to legal documents.
Obeng and his lawyer claim that in-N-out went against the Crown Act, which protects employees from hair discrimination based on the breed.
Crown Act is an official law in 27 states, including California.
Nick Butler is a journalist for Fox Business. Do you have any advice? Handle Nick.butler@fox.com.
