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LAW REVIEW

Overtime Work Racial
Discrimination Claim
By James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D.
n the case of Johnson v. City of Evansville, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76513
(S.D. Ind. 5/7/2019), plaintiff Ernest Johnson worked on the mowing crew for the City of Evansville Parks Department. Unlike his
Caucasian co-worker, Johnson claimed he was denied opportunities
to work overtime because he is African American. Accordingly, Johnson
sued the city of Evansville, alleging race discrimination and a hostile work
environment in violation of Title VII of federal civil rights law.

I

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 prohibits an employer from
discriminating against any individual
with respect to his " compensation,
terms, conditions, or privileges of
employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex,
or national origin " (42 U.S.C. §
2000e-2(a)(1)).
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for summary judgment with the federal district court to deny Johnson's
claims. To survive summary judg24

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ment on a Title VII discrimination
claim, the court noted: " a plaintiff
must present evidence that would
permit a reasonable IDFW¿QGHU >LH
judge or jury] to conclude that the
plaintiff's race, ethnicity, sex, religion, or other proscribed factor
FDXVHGWKHGLVFKDUJH>RUDGYHUVHHPployment action]. "

Facts of the Case
In 2016, Johnson worked as a laborer in the Department of Parks

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and Recreation for the city. Charles
Mangold was the parks department's maintenance supervisor
from 2014 until he retired in March
2017. In spring 2016, the parks department had three mowing crews
comprised of two individuals each.
Johnson was assigned to a two-person mowing crew, and his partner
was Reggie Haskins, who is also
African American.
Johnson and the other parks department mowers were members
of the Chauffeurs, Teamsters and
Helpers Local Union No. 215. The
union and the city entered into a
collective bargaining agreement
(CBA). While the CBA established
rules for assigning overtime, these
overtime rules would not apply to
departments, where " there has been



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