‘Let the N***ers Dig’: Florida Construction Company That Allegedly Made Black Workers Do ‘Degrading’ Tasks Must Pay $1.6M to Settle Civil Rights Lawsuit
Black and Hispanic workers at a Florida construction company who endured racial and ethnic slurs and were given “degrading” assignments were awarded $1.6 million in a settlement of a civil rights lawsuit filed on their behalf by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). J.A. Croson, a Sorrento, Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor, agreed last…