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Judge Sean Cox of the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division issued an Order rejecting the plaintiffs' bids for class certification in nationwide and Michigan hiring discrimination lawsuits alleging that Cintas had discriminated against female and minority applicants who sought service sales representative positions at hundreds of Cintas facilities across the country.
The court agreed with Cintas that the plaintiffs' evidence did not demonstrate any common, class-wide discriminatory impact or pattern of discrimination. The court also found the plaintiffs' efforts to rebut Cintas' commitment to diversity "entirely unpersuasive," stating, "Cintas has presented sincere attempts to achieve greater diversity in its company."
"This is an important vindication for Cintas. Diversity is one of our top corporate initiatives," said Scott Farmer, Chief Executive Officer of Cintas Corporation and chairman of the company's Diversity Committee. "We are pleased that the court acknowledged Cintas' continued commitment to diversity and inclusion, as both a smart business practice and a way to maximize the talents of our employee-partners."
Cintas Corporation believes this litigation was a failed attempt by the labor union, UNITE HERE, to falsely portray the company and its commitment to diversity as part of its six year old corporate campaign. A large component of the campaign is finding potential legal claims against Cintas. UNITE's hand-picked counsel sought out original named plaintiff, Blanca Avalos, as well as other representative plaintiffs.
About Cintas Corporation:
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire protection services and document management services to approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a Nasdaq-100 company and component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
SOURCE: Cintas Corporation
Cintas Corporation Pam Lowe, V.P., Corporate Communications, 513-573-4017 lowep@cintas.com or Heather Trainer, Corporate Communications Manager, 513-701-2200 trainerh@cintas.com
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