Case 4:22-cv-01547 Document 1 Filed on 05/13/22 in TXSD Page 23 of 76
as a Tech I but with higher pay. Mr. Crosby worked during the pandemic, but neither HR nor his managers will approve essential pay as they have approved for other white and Hispanic employees. Since his hire, he has applied for promotions to Tech 2, Tech 3 and Quality Assurance Coordinator. One such time was at the request of his supervisor and he still did not get the promotion. When Mr. Crosby asked why he was not being hired for the position and was told that he does not have credentials– the other person (a non-Black) got the position because he had a boiler certificate. But, having a boiler certificate was not a requirement of any of the positions for which he applied. When applying for other positions, he was told that he had not been with the company long enough – then a non-black individual was hired "off the street" from Amazon. He was ultimately told he was better suited for Tech II but was not hired when he applied twice in favor of less qualified and less experienced non-black employees. When his supervisors call campus managers to check on his performance, they all say that he does good work. Mr. Crosby is often asked to help the non-black Tech II and Tech III because of his knowledge and experience and who he is also responsible for training, but he himself cannot be promoted to one of those positions despite his tenure and qualifications. Essentially, Mr. Crosby is capable enough to train the Hispanic and White employees on how to be a Tech II or Tech III, and he is also tasked with physically completing that work, however he is no qualified enough to actually be placed in that position along with the added salary and benefits that would come along with it. 87.
Linda Denkins -
Race
discrimination:
Denied
promotion/
advancement/
Demotion/Income Loss/Retirement Loss - Linda Denkins was a 40-year+ employee of HCC. HCC moved counselors from the faculty pay scale to a lower pay scale which caused Ms. Denkins to lose thousands of dollars of income. Greater than 50% of the counselors at HCC were black counselors so this reduction disproportionately affected black employees as compared to white
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