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...Juan Figueroa...
...Figueroa, who is Hispanic, said just last month that he believed his firing from Harvard in April 1992 was discriminatory. The guard allegedly disobeyed a direct order to stay on his post. Richard H. Spicer, a local attorney, said Figueroa had hired him to help the former guard get his job back...
McCombe said Figueroa's firing after four years on the job was not warranted because he had never so much as received a written warning before. McCombe said the department is obligated to practice a policy of progressive discipline...
...believe Mr. Figueroa should have been suspended for his actions, but I don't believe he should have been fired," McCombe said...
McCombe said he saw discrimination in the discipline of five former and current guards he has represented: Pierre R. Voss, Steven Thompson, Rolando Diaz, Juan Figueroa, and a Russian citizen who asked not to be identified for fear of jeopardizing his immigration status. He said he could not tell if the discrimination was based on race or ethnicity...