An Oriental Trading Company employee is out of a job after a string noose was found on another employee's chair.
On Tuesday, OTC President and CEO Steve Mendlik issued the following statement about the incident:
"We are saddened and angry that a member of our Oriental Trading family was recently targeted in a racial incident. We absolutely do not tolerate hate or racism in our company. After learning about this cowardly act, we immediately launched an internal investigation and filed a report with local law enforcement. After our internal investigation, we identified the individual responsible and they are no longer employed by Oriental Trading."
An OTC spokeswoman tells 6 News that the company is "taking all matters involving this incident and the employee's ongoing safety very seriously." No other details about the victim were provided.
Employees at the company were informed of the incident and subsequent events, the spokeswoman said. "We do harassment and discrimination training routinely, and this is an opportunity for us to review and refresh it and do additional training," she said.