Lawsuit alleges religious discrimination and retaliation for expressing deeply held religious beliefs
A former longtime security guard at Disneyland filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court of California accusing Disneyland of wrongful termination, religious discrimination and harassment, whistleblower retaliation, and failure to investigate, remedy, and prevent discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Plaintiff Candance McGee worked for more than 20 years as a security guard at Disneyland.McGee is a Christian who holds sincere religious beliefs based on her Christian faith. McGee’s lawsuit asserts she was repeatedly warned against speaking about her beliefs, even though she never violated Disney’s employee policies, and ultimately was fired on account of comments she made on Disney’s Yammer internal social media platform. In accordance with her rights, McGee asserts, she politely responded to what she regarded as misrepresentations of the Bible posted by other employees on Yammer. This resulted in Disneyland subjecting McGee to intense investigations about her religious beliefs, which she asserts were discriminatory and harassing.
McGee further asserts in the lawsuit she complained about hostile and harassing Yammer posts directed at her and her religion that made her feel unsafe, that Disney refused to investigate, instead choosing to fire McGee.
Candace McGee vs. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. Case Number: 30-2025-01454294-CU-OE-CJC Superior Court of California, County of Orange.
Alan Reinach and Beth W. Mora, attorneys for McGee, are available for interviews. To schedule a meeting, please contact Kevin Lampe at (312) 617-7280 or [email protected].
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