Former Attorney for Zara Sues Company

A former attorney for the Spanish fashion chain Zara filed a $40 million lawsuit on Wednesday, claiming he was harassed and ultimately fired for being Jewish, American and gay. The lawsuit, filed in New York state court in Manhattan, says Ian Miller, who was general counsel for Zara USA from 2008 until this March, was excluded from meetings, given smaller raises than co-workers and subjected to racist, homophobic and antisemitic remarks. Miller also claims the senior executives who harassed him were insulated from punishment by Amancio Ortega Gaona, the company’s founder and the second richest person in the world. The suit also says that Miller was fired earlier this year after raising concerns about discrimination.