"Michigan’s largest beer maker Founders Brewing Company is facing renewed scrutiny arising from an ongoing racial discrimination lawsuit. A former employee, Tracy Evans, filed the complaint alleging that the brewery failed to adequately address its toxic, racist work environment and ultimately fired him for raising concerns. Evans claims that Founders inadequately addressed racist behavior among its workers, and was eventually terminated for filing a complaint with human resources. Founders' management denies these allegations, stating Evans was fired due to poor job performance. The lawsuit has ignited anger in the Michigan beer community, with at least one Detroit brewer, Eastern Market Brewing Co., announcing plans to boycott the Detroit Fall Beer Festival where Founders is a participant." - Brenna Houck
