Nationwide — Several CEOs have created scandals recently after making racist remarks or taking discriminatory action. Former CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman was forced to resign after making statements targeting George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. “I’m stepping down as CEO of CrossFit, Inc., and I have decided to retire,” Glassman said in a statement. “I created a rift in the CrossFit community and unintentionally hurt many of its members.”

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski caused a scandal by commenting on the tragic death of a black girl by saying “parents failed those kids.” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office released a statement criticizing the CEO for “victim shaming” and Kempczinski apologized for his statements.The discriminatory behavior of Ryan Marshall, the CEO of PulteGroup, resulted in a lawsuit against him and the company after former employees revealed evidence of a PulteGroup executive who “openly waved” a noose in front of employees, including at least two who were Black, while warning them “not to hang themselves.”

PulteGroup released a statement describing the allegations as “reprehensible,” but former PulteGroup employee Richard Turnbow stated that CEO Ryan Marshall not only knew about the “noose incident,” but covered it up and terminated the black employees that blew the whistle.

“Ryan Marshall has fired just one of the players in the racist and discriminatory scheme our lawsuit made public,” said Turnbow. “He also has not sent me or my fellow litigants an apology. We lost our employment because we were targeted, lynched, harassed, and terminated or chased from PulteGroup. The Atlanta office is a mess and it’s run by the CEO. The buck starts and stops with him.”