photo by: Nick Krug

The Big Biscuit, 4821 W. Sixth St., is pictured on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016.

A woman’s complaints that she suffered racial and verbal harassment from her manager at a Lawrence breakfast spot will not be investigated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, she says.

In late September, Grace Oliver, a former employee of The Big Biscuit, submitted a complaint to the EEOC, detailing the harassment she says she experienced under the supervision of one manager.

Before filing an official complaint, Oliver went public with her accusations, writing posts on social media and online restaurant reviews. She encouraged others with similar stories to follow suit, and many did.

However, Oliver said when it came to her official complaint, nobody who worked with her at the restaurant was willing to act as her witness on the record. Shortly after she submitted the paperwork to the EEOC, the EEOC called and said her claims would not be investigated.

The EEOC denied the Journal-World’s request for documents relating to Oliver’s complaint.

Jason Paetzold, one of the business’s owners, said in September that he was aware of Oliver’s claims and was actively investigating the matter. He did not return multiple follow-up calls in October seeking comment for this story.

Continued attempts to reach the manager accused of harassment were unsuccessful.

The Big Biscuit has 12 locations in Kansas and Missouri and a manager for the Lawrence location said the restaurant has around 35 employees.