Racism Lawsuit Against SEPTA Ends In $478K Payout

PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA will pay out nearly half a million dollars to three people as the result of a federal racism and retaliation lawsuit, authorities announced recently.

The Department of Justice issued an agreement Monday, ordering SEPTA to pay three transit officers — Jon Randolph, Nathan D’Ettorre, and Anthony Lederer — a total of $478,000 after the three filed suit against SEPTA that claimed their supervisor Bryan McCauley fostered a hostile work environment on the basis of race and religion and were the subjects of retaliation after complaining about McCauley.

According to the initial complaint filed, the plaintiffs claimed McCauley hung a printed Instagram post with racial slurs toward black people on his desk and said it was the squad's mission statement.

Additionally, the three accused of McCauly of saying in the event of an active shooter situation, he would shoot the plaintiffs and claim they were killed by the hypothetical gunman.

McCauley is also alleged to have shown ISIS beheading videos to Randolph and suggested all Muslims are terrorists.

McCauley no longer works at SEPTA.