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The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss as to plaintiff's Title VII and Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act claims for discrimination and retaliation, but granted the motion to dismiss plaintiff's RICO, COCCA, and Colorado Wage Claim Act class action claims for lack of statutory standing.
Hernandez v. United Builder Services, Inc.
What Happened
Hernandez filed a lawsuit against United Builder Services, Inc. and a related contractor alleging discrimination, retaliation, hostile work conditions, and unpaid wages. Hernandez also tried to bring the case as a class action—meaning on behalf of multiple affected workers—under federal racketeering laws and state wage theft statutes.
The Court's Decision
The court allowed some claims to proceed while dismissing others. The judge permitted Hernandez's discrimination and retaliation claims under federal civil rights law and Colorado state law to move forward. However, the court dismissed the class action claims for unpaid wages and the racketeering claims, finding that Hernandez didn't have legal standing to bring those particular cases.
Why This Matters
This ruling shows that workers can pursue individual discrimination and retaliation claims against employers, but class actions for wage theft face stricter legal barriers. Workers facing workplace discrimination still have meaningful legal options, though proving wage violations through class actions may require different legal approaches than this case attempted.
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