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Case ID: 2681 | Employment | 07/15/2004
A class action has been filed against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc., on behalf of black and Hispanic employees at the company's Normal, IL, plant who allege that Mitsubishi has continued to allow a hostile work environment to exist even after a prior racial discrimination action was settled for $3.2 million in 2001. The action further alleges that Mitsubishi has retaliated against these employees because of the earlier settlement, and that the company's conduct violates federal and state civil rights laws. The action seeks compensatory and punitive damages, and yet another order that will force the company to see that the work environment provides an equal playing field for all workers.
The action alleges that discrimination similar to that which prompted the 2001 lawsuit is happening again. Named plaintiffs Bobby Fields, Craig Montgomery, Victor Ramirez, Scott Smomolar, Darrell Thompson, Victoria Withers and Jeffrey Woodward allege that they were: (1) The targets of racially derogatory and disparaging remarks; (2) forced to perform jobs for which they were not trained; (3) required to perform work that medical restrictions prohibited; (4) denied requests for time off; (5) subjected to unwarranted disciplinary action; (6) physically and emotionally abused; and (7) victims of property destruction, all because of their race, color, or national origin. The action alleges that the employees were subject to so much emotional abuse that they required prescriptions for antidepressants, therapy and time off work. This action is one of many filed in the past decade alleging some form of discrimination at Mitsubishi's facilities. This action is similar in language and nature to a 1996 claim brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which sued the automaker on behalf of more than 300 women who alleged they were groped and subjected to lewd jokes and behavior. That action eventually resulted in a $34 million settlement for the women. The company also paid an additional $9.5 million to 27 women who pursued their claims outside the class action.
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