Plumbing Company Settles Racial Harassment Suit for $1.6 Million

A Florida plumbing and HVAC company agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle claims of racial harassment and retaliation against employees, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Tuesday.

The EEOC said J.A. Croson subjected Black and Hispanic employees to a work environment with open use of racial slurs and derogatory language, display of the Confederate flag, and distribution of humiliating and degrading assignments based on race and national origin.

According to the EEOC, two Black employees were fired as a result of their work environment complaints.

The case is EEOC v. J.A. Croson, M.D. Fla., No. 5:22-cv-00435, consent decree 8/26/24