Doubletree Portland hotel employees accused of racial profiling fired; hotel plans to ‘work with diversity experts’ in the future – KPTV.com

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) –  DoubleTree by Hilton employees accused of racially profiling a guest in a Portland hotel lobby were fired Saturday morning.

The hotel posted on their Twitter that the two men involved were fired stating, “their actions were inconsistent with our standards & values.”

We have terminated the employment of the two men involved in the mistreatment of Mr. Massey. Their actions were inconsistent with our standards & values. We reiterate our sincere apology for what he endured & will work with diversity experts to ensure this never happens again.

— DoubleTree Portland (@doubletreepdx) December 29, 2018

The story generated headlines nationwide after Jermaine Massey posted video of the incident on Instagram.

Watch the full video here.

On Friday, DoubleTree Portland had issued a statement on Facebook and Twitter saying the employees involved in this case have been placed on leave pending an investigation.

The employees involved have since been placed on leave for the duration of this investigation, and we will take the appropriate measures to ensure this does not happen again. (4/4)

— DoubleTree Portland (@doubletreepdx) December 28, 2018

However, Massey issued a statement saying the hotel has been refusing to answer questions he had posed through his attorney.

In the tweet posted Saturday, DoubleTree said they “will work with diversity experts to ensure this never happens again.“

Massey’s attorney Greg Kafoury told FOX 12 Saturday he questions the timing of the hotel’s decision.

“Why did it take the Hilton chain a week to figure out that the conduct violated their values? We are investigating similar reports from other Hilton hotels,” Massey said.

Kafoury says a lawsuit will be filed against the hotel within ten days.

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