Andrew Herrera, a longtime employee of Ruby Tuesday who regularly trained new hires, says he was passed over for a lucrative position, simply because he's a man. He's filing a lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing the restaurant chain of gender discrimination.

According to the lawsuit, Ruby Tuesday posted an internal job listing for 10 temporary summer positions in a Park City, Utah, resort, and the restaurant would pay for housing for all 10 workers. However, the listing said only women would be considered for the job and that blocked any qualified men from applying.

The EEOC says the decision was likely made because Ruby Tuesday didn't want to deal with providing co-ed housing. "The company could have addressed any real privacy concerns by providing separate housing units for each gender in Park City, but chose an unlawful option instead," Nancy Sienko, who runs the EEOC's Seattle field office, said in a statement. 

The lawsuit is accusing Ruby Tuesday of violating a part of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991, which prohibit companies from giving workers of one gender better terms and conditions of employment. They're seeking monetary damages on behalf of Herrera, who worked at an Oregon restaurant, plus Joshua Bell, who worked in Missouri. 

Ruby Tuesday has yet to release any official comment on the lawsuit. According to The Oregonian, lawyers invited the restaurant to hash things out in a meeting, but nothing worked out.

[H/T Newser

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