Tom Benson’s Former Assistant Accuses Benson’s Wife of Racial Discrimination

January 20, 2016   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

Rodney Henry, the former assistant to New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner Tom Benson, stated in a court filing Tuesday that Benson's wife, Gayle, subjected him to racial discrimination before he was dismissed from the Saints organization in June 2015.
According to a report by NOLA.com's Katherine Sayre, Henry accused Gayle Benson of saying in 2014 (Warning: Link contains NSFW language), "I hate that black son of a b---h and am going to get rid of him."   
The amended complaint Henry filed Tuesday lists Gayle Benson as a defendant and adds to the lawsuit he filed in November, which asserted Tom Benson owed him money for working overtime. 
According to the suit, Henry was allegedly subjected to working as many as 14 to 16 hours a day. Since he wasn't in a managerial role, "his job duties should have classified him as an hourly employee entitled to increased wages over 40 hours," according to the suit, per Sayre. 
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