As a result of a guilty of February of a worker who raped a collaborator in a Minnesota workplace, the State Human Rights Department has joined a lawsuit against a dry land wall company to violate the State Human Rights Law. The lawsuit filed last December by the victim in a Dakota county, Minn.
The State Attorney General, Keith Ellison, seeks to make sure that Lakeville’s firm, based in Minn, ceases to do discriminatory internships affecting employees, follows the State Human Rights Act and pays damage to Rule Izaguirre, who filed a complaint against collaborator Juan Diego Medina Cisneros.
According to the demand, Izaguirre began working for absolute Drywall in January 2021, after which Cisneros began to besiege -immediately and constantly besieging -sexually, making unwanted sexual advances and assaulting it. The rape took place in May as he cleaned a bathroom on the Eagan project site, Minn. Cisneros declared himself guilty of criminal sexual behavior for crime in Dakota County.
Even after Izaguirre denounced the bullying and rape in the company five times, the absolute Wall Dry did not do any significant action, according to the state. Instead, he began to reduce Izaguirre’s hours and then stopped working. It was released in early September 2021.
State investigation found that “the absolute parameter encouraged a workplace culture that allowed sexual harassment and violation.” The company had no policy that banned sexual harassment or clear ways for employees to have complaints of sexual harassment.
Absolute Drywall pointed to the Izaquirre staff file that he was fired because his work could be “taken care of” by other workers. But then he hired two replacements.
The status seeks an order that requires the company to retain a responsible shaspersonr Request, investigate, control and resolve complaints from employees related to working conditions, including sexual harassment, retaliation or other discrimination.
The Wall Drywall also wants to present reports to the Commissioner for Human Rights, which details compliance with the Order of the Regional Court, and to compensate Izaguirre with at least $ 50,000 or an amount up to three times the real damage suffered, as well as punitive damage and damage and damage due to mental distress and suffering.
Absolute Drywall should also pay a civilian penalty to the State, refund the Department of Human Rights and the State Attorney General for all litigation and court costs, and award another relief according to the court.
“What happened with Norma was horrible and Drywall’s absolute response to what happened was also horrible,” Ag Ellison said at a press conference on March 4.
The state decision “to unite in my case against the absolute dry board is a recognition not only of my truth, but also of the unacceptable reality that women like me, Latin women, too often face sexual harassment and assault on the construction industry,” Izaguirre said at the press conference.
According to the National Women’s Association under construction, the case shows that sexual harassment is still a problem in the industry with almost a quarter of women who report regularly.
The Cisneros ruling is scheduled for July.
Absolute Drywall did not respond to a comment request. According to the Minnesota Dept website. Of Labor, the company was founded in 2008. Its CEO is Luis Ortega.
According to MPR News, Absolute Drywall is also in investigation of employee salary theft. Around 40 workers who worked for company subcontractors in the residential development of 200 hectares lakes in Eagan, Minn. The salary theft was estimated at more than $ 100,000.
“There were actions on the part of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry related to the salary and the absolute salary,” said Irina Vaynerman, Deputy Commission of the State Human Rights Department, during the press conference.
