EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. R&R JANITORIAL PAINTING AND BUILDING SERVICES, INC.

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Case Number:

1:21-cv-02539

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Rudolph Contreras

Firms

Seyfarth Shaw

Government Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

April 22, 2026
EEOC, Janitorial Co. Get OK For $1.2M Deal In Layoff Bias Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a building maintenance provider received a thumbs-up from a Washington, D.C., federal court Wednesday for a $1.25 million settlement that resolves a 5-year-old suit alleging Hispanic employees were illegally targeted for layoffs.
August 21, 2025
EEOC Race Bias Suit Over Janitor Layoffs Cleared For Trial

A Washington, D.C., federal judge refused to throw out a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a janitorial company targeted Hispanic employees in a round of layoffs, saying a jury should weigh the company's argument that workers with the least seniority and qualifications got the boot.