A gay Hoboken man is suing his New York employer, claiming his boss has a pro-gay hiring bias, ABC News reported.

In a lawsuit that seeks $1 million in damages, Jamie Ardigo, 32, claims investor and entrepreneur J. Christopher Burch announced at a meeting that he hired only gay employees because they are productive and trustworthy, ABC News reported.

"I witnessed it in meetings with the executive management team, where he'd blatantly state the fact that he only likes to hire gay men and beautiful women," Ardigo told ABC News.

Ardigo was hired as HR director for J. Christopher Capital, Burch's company, last November. ABC News reports that Ardigo said he was fired when he brought attention to what he called the company's discriminatory practices.

Burch's lawyer, Brian Cousin of law firm SNR Denton, denied Ardigo's claims. "The company has reviewed the allegations and denies any wrongdoing. It denies there was discrimination or retaliation, ABC News quoted Cousin. In the interview with ABC News, Jamie Ardigo was fired for "a performance-related issue."