No th
Ca oli a
clea i g
busi ess
ow e
faces
sc uti y
afte
sayi g
his
team
did
ot
cou t
I dia
calle s
as
pote tial
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No th
Ca oli a
clea i g
busi ess
ow e
has
come
u de
sc uti y
afte
sayi g
he
i st ucted
his
team
ot
to
cou t
I dia
calle s
as
pote tial
custome s,
aisi g
co ce s
about
possible
disc imi atio
based
o
eth icity.Robe t
Nole
w ote
o
X
that
he
teaches
his
staff
to
“p ofile
eve y
clie t”
a d
said:“They
we e
I dia
so
we
did ‘t
cou t
them
as
a
lead.”
He
also
said
his
team
had
sepa ated
I dia
calle s
a d
discussed
cha gi g
p ices
to
discou age
them
f om
usi g
the
busi ess.
I
a othe
post,
he
w ote:
“We
do ’t
wa t
you
busi ess.”
The
I dia
Ame ica
Advocacy
Cou cil
(IAAC)
is
eviewi g
Nole ‘s
public
stateme ts
a d
seeki g
accou ts
f om
I dia
custome s,
applica ts,
wo ke s
a d
co t acto s
who
believe
they
we e
t eated
diffe e tly
because
of
thei
eth icity
o
atio al
o igi .IAAC
said
the
stateme ts
could
aise
legal
co ce s
if
they
desc ibe
the
way
Nole ‘s
busi ess
actually
t eats
custome s.
The
g oup
also
cited
Cha lotte
ules
that
p ohibit
busi esses
f om
i dicati g
that
se vices
will
be
de ied
o
that
custome s
a e
u welcome
because
of
atio al
o igi
o
eth icity.