A Black former manager at Ascend Wellness Holdings who sued the multistate operator alleging he was mistreated and fired because of his race recently settled his case out of court, documents show.
Tyrick Gales, a Pennsylvania resident who worked at Ascend’s cultivation operation in Franklin, New Jersey, sued Ascend in federal court in March.
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The two parties agreed before trial to drop the suit, according to a Nov. 1 letter from Ascend attorney Ivan Novich to U.S. District Court Judge Jessica Allen.
Terms of the settlement were not available.
Novich did not immediately respond to an MJBizDaily email seeking comment.
Ari Karpf, whom court records identify as Gales’ attorney, did not immediately respond to a MJBizDaily request for comment.
In his suit, Gales claims he was first hired to work at the location in 2018 under predecessor company Greenleaf Compassion Centers, which Ascend acquired in 2020.
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