A former employee of a well-known restaurant chain has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and harassment, leading to her wrongful termination. The complaint was filed by Daisey Amos in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia on January 20, 2026, against Eagle’s Landing Restaurants, LLC, Mohamed Makawi, and Mike Masin.
Daisey Amos, an African American woman who served as a store manager at an IHOP in Savannah, Georgia, claims she faced illegal discrimination and harassment based on her race. She accuses Eagle’s Landing Restaurants and its executives of creating a hostile work environment that ultimately led to her retaliatory termination. According to the complaint, Amos was employed from June 28, 2021, until November 2021 when she was first unlawfully fired due to her race. Although reinstated in December 2021 by then COO Ron Matin as General Manager at the same location, she continued to face racial harassment from Regional Manager Saul Martinez. Despite numerous complaints about Martinez’s racism to both Matin and his successor Mike Masin, Amos was terminated again on January 23, 2022.
The lawsuit details how Amos consistently received lower pay than her Caucasian counterparts and faced heightened scrutiny and unfair disciplinary actions. The complaint alleges that Martinez expressed racist views openly and failed to support Amos in her managerial role. It also accuses Masin of ignoring complaints about racism and participating in decisions that facilitated ongoing discrimination against Amos. Furthermore, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a determination against Eagle’s Landing Restaurants on September 10, 2025, finding that Amos was discriminated against because of her race and discharged for engaging in protected activity under Title VII.
Amos seeks declaratory and injunctive relief from the court along with compensation for lost wages due to alleged illegal conduct by the defendants. She is also pursuing compensatory damages for emotional distress and punitive damages for what she describes as wanton and willful actions by the defendants. Additionally, she requests attorneys’ fees and costs under federal law provisions.
Representing Daisey Amos is attorney Jean Simonoff Marx from Marx & Marx L.L.C., while details regarding legal representation for Eagle’s Landing Restaurants remain unspecified within this document. The case is being overseen by Judge RSB-CLR under Case ID CV 426-018.
Source: 426cv00018_Daisey_Amos_v_Easgles_Landing_Complaint_Northern_District_of_Georgia..pdf