BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an administrative complaint against ABM Janitorial Services following a compliance review alleging systemic racial discrimination against black and fewer white applicants for cleaning positions at their Baltimore and of Alexandria, officials said.

“No one should be denied the opportunity to work because of their race. The Office of Federal Contractors Compliance Programs will vigorously enforce the law to ensure that companies that do business with the federal government meet their compliance obligations. ‘equal employment opportunity,’ said Jenny R. Yang, director of the Office of Federal Contractors Compliance Programs.

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The lawsuit, filed Sept. 15, alleges that from at least 2015 to the present, ABM Janitorial Services has discriminated against black workers cleaning stations at the three facilities and workers blanks in one of the facilities. Additionally, the complaint alleges that the ABM failed to properly document hiring decisions, thereby obscuring its discriminatory hiring practices.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs also found that ABM violated Executive Order 11246, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation and gender identity.

“We will work with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to ensure that federal contractors administer their federal contracts without discrimination against applicants and employees,” said Seema Nanda, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor. “We will continue to use all available resources to ensure that every candidate can seek employment without discrimination or bias, and where we find evidence of discrimination, we will pursue these alleged violations in court.”

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The department’s complaint seeks an order that would require ABM Janitorial Services to provide relief to affected workers and bar the company from obtaining new federal contracts if it fails to comply with a court order to comply.

See the complaint below:

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