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Home » AMI Mechanical to Pay $82,500 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

AMI Mechanical to Pay $82,500 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

July 31, 2019
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AMI Mechanical to Pay $82,500 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

AMI Mechanical, Inc., a mechanical contractor based in Thornton, Colorado, has agreed to pay $82,500 and furnish other relief to settle a national origin and color discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, AMI frequently assigned Joseph Muniz and other Latino plumbers to sewer duty, while white plumbers with equal levels of experience were rarely or never required to work in the sewer.

According to the EEOC, the Latino workers were also subjected to offensive ethnic comments and slurs, which, combined with the more frequent assignment to work in the sewer, created a hostile work environment for them.

The EEOC's lawsuit also alleged that after Muniz complained about the work conditions, AMI's supervisor retaliated by instructing Muniz to return to the sewer or the company would find more "Mexicans" to replace him. The supervisor also indicated in Muniz's personnel file that he caused "problems" and was not eligible for rehire. Finally, the EEOC alleged that AMI failed to preserve records as required by Title VII.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects applicants and employees from discrim­ination based on national origin or color, which includes unfavorable job assignments and other conditions creating a hostile work environment. Title VII also prohibits retaliatory acts against individuals who may complain about such discriminatory job assignments or terms or conditions at work. The EEOC filed its suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (EEOC v. AMI Mechanical, Case No. 1:18-cv-01609-PAB-SKC) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.

The two-year consent decree resolving the case requires AMI to pay $82,500 to two former employees. In addition, the decree requires AMI to review and revise policies and practices of AMI to assure its employees a workplace free of national origin or color discrimination, prohibit retali­ation, and encourage employees to report discriminatory conduct. The company will also provide training to AMI employees in Colorado on preventing discrimination and retaliation. AMI also agreed to post a notice in its AMI facilities and worksites in Colorado notifying employees of the provisions of Title VII and their right to a work environment free of national origin or color discrimination and retaliation.

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