Case Result

$1.6M

Racial Discrimination

2025

Atlanta, GA

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Case Details

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a lawsuit against a Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor over allegations of racial harassment and retaliation. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 17 former Black and Hispanic J.A. Croson employees, according to the EEOC. In its lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that J.A. Croson subjected a class of Black and Hispanic employees to a work environment in which the open use of racial slurs and derogatory language predominated. According to the lawsuit, the company openly displayed the Confederate flag and gave humiliating or degrading assignments to minority workers. The EEOC also asserted that two Black employees were fired for making workplace environment complaints.

Additional Notes

The EEOC also asserted that two Black employees were fired for making workplace environment complaints. Such conduct would be in direct violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It also requires employers to take aggressive action against complaints of workplace discrimination or harassment. Under the three-year consent decree, J.A. Croson will be required to: Pay the class of employees $1.6 million to compensate the class members; Designate an employee relations hotline for employees to submit harassment and retaliation complaints; Assign an investigator to receive and address harassment and retaliation complaints; Provide training to its employees on recognizing workplace harassment; Conduct work environment surveys and audits to ensure race and national origin do not play a role in the delegation of work assignments.