At the end of May, Joshua Gray, a former executive at Imperial Palace in Saipan, won a $5.68-million discrimination lawsuit against the casino’s owner, Imperial Pacific International (IPI). His odds of receiving the money were worse than winning the lottery, and a judge is now going to allow him to become part of the ongoing receivership that has taken over IPI’s Saipan operations.
Gray was a director of operations for Imperial Palace who repeatedly found himself passed over for promotion, earning less than others with no experience and suffering nicknames such as the “fat black guy.” IPI denied the allegations. But Gray, a US Naval Academy graduate, had the proof to support his claims.
After he won his case, he realized that his chances of receiving the money were slim. He petitioned a Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) court to allow him to join the receivership, which was granted at the end of June. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s any closer to receiving the money, as Imperial Palace is reportedly becoming just a skeleton.
Gray was a director of operations for Imperial Palace who repeatedly found himself passed over for promotion, earning less than others with no experience and suffering nicknames such as the “fat black guy.” IPI denied the allegations. But Gray, a US Naval Academy graduate, had the proof to support his claims.
After he won his case, he realized that his chances of receiving the money were slim. He petitioned a Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) court to allow him to join the receivership, which was granted at the end of June. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s any closer to receiving the money, as Imperial Palace is reportedly becoming just a skeleton.