Legal Newswire POWERED BY LAW.COM

MIAMI, December 2, 2022 - JD Howlette Law recently announced that it filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Southern District of Florida on behalf of Immigration Officer Yadira Dominguez. According to the amended complaint, the management team at the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) office in Miami, Florida engaged in persistent acts of unlawful sex-based discrimination and retaliation against Ms. Dominguez for several years. Ms. Dominguez claims that, despite her years of stellar work performance and professional accolades, Defendants began targeting her following a complaint she made reporting inappropriate conduct on the part of her male supervisor.

The amended complaint alleges that Defendants forced Ms. Dominguez—a Hispanic female and mother to two minor children—to endure a nearly 4-year long hostile and toxic work environment replete with acts of racism, sexism, misogyny, intimidation, humiliation, discrimination, and retaliation. Ms. Dominguez alleges that Defendants’ unlawful conduct consisted of, among other things:

1. Showing up unannounced to her personal residence during the workday to “check” on her;
2. Manipulating her time and attendance records;
3. Treating her less favorably than other similarly-situated employees when it comes to employee benefits and flexible workplace policies;
4. Repeatedly charging her with absence without...

Read Full Story: https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiNWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lmxhdy5jb20vb...