A Worker Claimed Racism Cost Her Job. She Won $11 Million

A worker named Röbynn Europe claimed she lost her job because Equinox retaliated against her for calling out racism and sexism at the club, and she was later awarded $11 million.

After she was hired by the high-end Equinox gym in 2018, Röbynn Europe, a Black personal trainer, was quickly promoted to oversee a group of 15 employees. But soon, she alleges, a White employee created a "toxic atmosphere" by repeatedly making vulgar comments about Black women's bodies as well as objecting to her b...

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