Three complaints to a supervisor, then a firing the next day, the EEOC alleges
The EEOC has sued Advanced Technology Group, alleging the construction firm tolerated harassment of American workers on a New Mexico jobsite - and fired one the day after he escalated his complaint.
The complaint, filed May 12, 2026, in federal court in New Mexico, names Hillsboro, Oregon-based ATG. It seeks relief for journeyman carpenter Robert Gutierrez and a class of other American workers. According to the filing, the crew at issue was working at an Intel semiconductor fabrication plant in Rio Rancho, installing overhead tracks used to transport computer chips and assembling storage dockers.
Gutierrez is Hispanic American, born in the United States, and the filing says he identifies his national origin as American. His direct supervisor was Superintendent Adelfo Morales, who the complaint says is Mexican and was born in Mexico. Many of Gutierrez's coworkers were also born in Mexico, the filing states, and most workers on the jobsite spoke Spanish. ATG said it required translation for English-speaking workers, according to the EEOC, but workers told the agency that directives were "rarely translated" and that English-speaking workers were often excluded from discussions at work.
The alleged harassment, the complaint says, started after Gutierrez was temporarily promoted to a lead position on or around June 1, 2023. According to the filing, his coworkers responded by ignoring him, pretending...
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