Case: EEOC v. Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama

1:04-cv-00349 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Filed Date: May 28, 2004

Closed Date: June 28, 2006

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Birmingham office sued Churpeys Chicken of Alabama, LLC, the company that owns the national Church's Chicken fast food chain, on May 28, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. The EEOC's Complaint alleged that Churpeys violated Title VII when it discriminated against one of its employees by failing to rehire her based on sex (female) and because of her pregnancy. The parties entered into a consent decree on June 28, 2004 which stipulated that Churpeys would not discriminate in the future, would not retaliate against its employees in the future, would pay $7,500 in damages to the aggrieved employee, would provide Title VII compliance training to its managerial and supervisory staff in Alabama, would annually report complaints of discrimination and participants in training sessions to the EEOC every six months, and would post a notice of Title VII compliance.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (6/6/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:04-cv-00349	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama, LLC	June 28, 2004	June 28, 2004 Docket
1 1:04-cv-00349	Complaint EEOC v. Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama, LLC U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama	May 28, 2004	May 28, 2004 Complaint
5 1:04-cv-00349	Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Decree EEOC v. Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama, LLC	June 17, 2004	June 17, 2004 Pleading / Motion / Brief
7 1:04-cv-00349	Consent Decree EEOC v. Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama, LLC	June 28, 2004	June 28, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama, LLC filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 civil cover sheet)(mjn, ) (Entered: 06/02/2004)	May 28, 2004	May 28, 2004
2	Summons Issued as to Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama, LLC, by certified mail, return receipt. (mjn, ) (Entered: 06/03/2004)	June 2, 2004	June 2, 2004
	Preliminary Assignment of Sonja F. Bivins as Presiding Judge (mjn, ) (Entered: 06/07/2004)	June 7, 2004	June 7, 2004
3	Return of Service Executed by certified mail, return receipt on Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama, LLC served on 6/7/2004, answer due 6/28/2004. (mjn, ) (Entered: 06/23/2004)	June 9, 2004	June 9, 2004
4	CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama, LLC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Referred to Judge Butler. (mjn, ) (Entered: 06/23/2004)	June 17, 2004	June 17, 2004
5	MOTION for Consent Decree by Churpeyes Chicken of Alabama, LLC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Referred to Judge Bivins(mjn, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 6/23/2004 (mjn, ). (Entered: 06/23/2004)	June 17, 2004	June 17, 2004
6	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Sonja F. Bivins. Signed by Judge Charles R. Butler Jr. on 6/24/04. (mjn, ) (Entered: 06/24/2004)	June 24, 2004	June 24, 2004
7	CONSENT JUDGMENT/DECREE that Churpeyes shall pay the sum of $7,500.00 to Kimberly Peeples with 7 days of entry of decree; Each party shall bear its own costs and attys' fees & as further set out; Signed by Judge Sonja F. Bivins on 6/28/04. (mjn, ) (Entered: 06/28/2004)	June 28, 2004	June 28, 2004