Former Airport Director Sues City of Denver for Alleged Pay Discrimination

A federal lawsuit filed Monday against the City and County of Denver alleges Denver International Airport leaders retaliated against a director there after he raised concerns that he and other people of color working for the airport’s parking and transportation department were paid less than their white peers.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, says city officials — including Mayor Michael Hancock, airport CEO Phillip Washington and Winfred Hensley, the former senior vice president of parking — failed to address the complaints made by the plaintiff, Benjamin Juarez, the airport’s former director of parking.

The lawsuit says working conditions became intolerable after DIA officials began threatening Juarez’ termination through unwarranted written disciplinary actions, by giving him his lowest performance review of his four-year tenure and by changing his job responsibilities without notifying him. He resigned from his job on Feb. 22, 2022.

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