![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/chick-fil-a-worker-sent-home-over-unnatural-hair-colour-as-mum-pursues-legal-action/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1_Teen-says-she-was-sent-home-from-Chick-fil-A-job-for-having-an-unnatural-hair-color.jpg&description=Autumn Williams was working at a Chick-fil-A when she was pulled aside by a manager and told she was to go home and not come back until she had removed the "unnatural" colour from her hair The mum of a teenager who was sent home from a popular fast food chain for her "unnatural" hair colour has said she has considered pursuing legal action over the incident. 16-year-old Autumn Williams, of Concord, North Carolina, was sent home from her job at Chick-fil-A after being pulled aside by a manager over her "unnatural" colour. While many would assume her hair was neon pink, or hot blue, it was in fact blonde. Now, her mum Nina Burch says they've filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) "to see if there's a route we should pursue legally." "I was very embarrassed," recalled Autumn. She and mum Nina said the teen usually wears her "brownish-blonde" or "dark blonde" hair in box braids. This is how she had her hair styled when she attended Chik-fil-A's orientation session around two months ago. During that time, she said the only guidance she was given about her hair was that it had to be pulled back from her face, something she said is reasonable. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. However, while she was working at the front counter on July 13, Autumn said a manager asked to speak with her in private. Autumn recalled: "She said, 'Our supervisor drove by yesterday and noticed blonde in your hair and since blonde is an unnatural colour to you, we ask that you take the blonde out of your hair and then come back when there's none'." Autumn added: "She said, 'We understand that's a long process for you so take your time and you can email me when you're ready to come back'." This made the teenager panic. Autumn explained: "It was very stressful - it made me feel like there was something wrong with me and my appearance." Autumn called her mum to ask for a ride home. When she arrived, Nina say){kind=link}
Autumn Williams was working at a Chick-fil-A when she was pulled aside by a manager and told she was to go home and not come back until she had removed the “unnatural” colour from her hair
The mum of a teenager who was sent home from a popular fast food chain for her “unnatural” hair colour has said she has considered pursuing legal action over the incident.
16-year-old Autumn Williams, of Concord, North Carolina, was sent home from her job at Chick-fil-A after being pulled aside by a manager over her “unnatural” colour. While many would assume her hair was neon pink, or hot blue, it was in fact blonde.
Now, her mum Nina Burch says they’ve filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) “to see if there’s a route we should pursue legally.”
“I was very embarrassed,” recalled Autumn. She and mum Nina said the teen usually wears her “brownish-blonde” or “dark blonde” hair in box braids.