A janitorial service company will pay a total of $180,000 to 20 Latino janitors working in San Francisco commercial buildings and upgrade its staff training to settle a discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday.

The commission accused ABM Industries in a 2009 lawsuit of singling out Latinos for harassment, moving them from their preferred jobs to less-desirable assignments with reduced seniority, and retaliating against them when they complained.

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