Overview

• L. Lee Tyus Jr. filed the suit on June 27 in Hennepin County District Court seeking $150,000 in damages under three counts of discrimination and retaliation.
• He raised objections in February to breakroom flyers that labeled the Tulsa Race Massacre and Black Codes as “Fun Facts About Black History.”
• After reporting the materials through human resources and the company’s ethics platform, he was placed on involuntary medical leave, had his building access revoked, and was escorted out before being fired on March 19 for alleged policy violations.
• The complaint asserts those actions punished him for protected reporting and violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
• General Mills declined to comment on the pending litigation but said it does not tolerate discrimination or retaliation.