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<span style="font-size:22.5pt;color:#5D295F">Settlement with Company that Forced an Employee to Quit His Job after Reporting a Manager Racially and Sexually Harassed Him<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Today, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA0MDcuNTYxMDc4MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21uLmdvdi9tZGhyL25ld3MtY29tbXVuaXR5L25ld3Nyb29tL2NpdmlscmlnaHRzdXBkYXRlcy5qc3A_aWQ9NTI0MjMzIn0.RdVq0hUDWv8ZrTVnMyGk4fYs1SvTj8WF6c3lr2K-rLU/s/2159497629/br/129530256987-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003764">announced
a settlement agreement</span></a> </span></strong>with Paramount Auto Service that requires the company to pay a former employee $60,000 and make changes so the workplace is discrimination-free.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">"When its employee courageously reported the harassment, the company instead made this employee’s life miserable and ultimately pushed him out of the
job,” Rebecca Lucero, Commissioner<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:21.0pt;color:#007F99">About the Case<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">MDHR’s investigation found that a manager at Paramount Auto Service’s Rosemount store sexually harassed employees and prevented them from speaking up. Paramount Auto Service was aware and refused to take meaningful
action. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">When a Latino employee told Paramount Auto Service that this same manager repeatedly called him by a racial slur and sexually harassed him, the company ignored the employee’s complaints and used several strategies
to force him to quit his job.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The company required the employee to relocate to a different store, causing him to have a longer commute. The company also reduced the employee’s pay by giving him less favorable hours and assigning him work that resulted
in lower commissions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:21.0pt;color:#007F99">In the News<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA0MDcuNTYxMDc4MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3g5LmNvbS9uZXdzL3R3aW4tY2l0aWVzLWF1dG8tc2hvcC10by1wYXktZW1wbG95ZWUtaXQtZm9yY2VkLXRvLXF1aXQtNjBrIn0.SsWxSpy_npR4LNPiQCby0W_FI5YqRtZSRKG3VV52WE4/s/2159497629/br/129530256987-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003764">Twin
Cities auto shop to pay employee it forced to quit $60K (Fox 9)</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA0MDcuNTYxMDc4MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5lbG1pbm5lc290YWRlaG95LmNvbS9yb3NlbW91bnRlbXByZXNhLWFjdWVyZGEtcGFnby1wb3ItZGlzY3JpbWluYWNpb24tYS1leC1lbXBsZWFkby1sYXRpbm8vIn0.b9IidXZWSDXSPAJ1b0Z2udYUsZsIcc7Cy4us__2L08k/s/2159497629/br/129530256987-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003764">Rosemount:
Empresa Acuerda Pago Por Discriminacion A Ex-Empleado Latino (El Minnesota De Hoy)</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA0MDcuNTYxMDc4MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2JyaW5nbWV0aGVuZXdzLmNvbS9taW5uZXNvdGEtbmV3cy9hdXRvLXNob3AtcHVzaGVkLW91dC13b3JrZXItd2hvLXJlcG9ydGVkLXNleHVhbC1oYXJhc3NtZW50LXJhY2lhbC1zbHVycy1tZGhyLXNheXMifQ.poZWeGXCzJ26Ts1mGcBNq0EpVa9q7CRVDyWfPrCdc8U/s/2159497629/br/129530256987-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003764">Auto
shop pushed out worker who reported sexual harassment, racial slurs, MDHR says (Bring Me The News)</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:22.5pt;color:#5D295F">Job Opening: Equity & Inclusion Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Have a passion for and experience in supervising, coaching, mentoring, and developing staff? The Equity and Inclusion supervisor position may be right for you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This role supervises the team that works with businesses and government entities that contract with the state on everything from building the light rail and the stadium, to purchasing salt to clear roads throughout
Minnesota, to IT services. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Learn more about what this team does <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA0MDcuNTYxMDc4MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21uLmdvdi9tZGhyL2NlcnRpZmljYXRlcy8ifQ.EkLbL3Wp16kjknLIEzQ2KlVBYgYSpbMVoogXMYq0lAc/s/2159497629/br/129530256987-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003764">on
our website</span></a></span></strong>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply by</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Thursday, April 14<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Salary</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: $59,737 - $86,672<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply at</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA0MDcuNTYxMDc4MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21uLmdvdi9tbWIvY2FyZWVycy8ifQ._mbvaOPKiDEBKFY-_naVCO43i15aoNSp20SETLWPWbk/s/2159497629/br/129530256987-l" target="_blank">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#003764">mn.gov/mmb/careers</span></strong><span style="color:#003764"> </span></a>with Job ID 54579 <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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