Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2004
Closed Date: June 13, 2008
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The EEOC's Seattle district office sued Huntleigh USA Corporation on September 29, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it discriminated based on a physical disability (traumatic brain injury) by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation for him and ultimately terminating his employment. The parties entered into a consent decree on June 13, 2005, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $25,000 in damages, post a notice of compliance with the ADA, provide ADA and reasonable accommodation training to its managers, draft and distribute a non-discrimination policy, and report complaints of ADA discrimination and compliance with the consent decree to the EEOC semiannually. The settlement term was 3 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
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Kevin Wilemon (7/2/2007)
Clearinghouse (6/12/2017)
Last updated April 15, 2024, 3:08 a.m.
State / Territory: Washington
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2004
Closing Date: June 13, 2008
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Huntleigh USA Corp (Seattle, WA), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 25000
Order Duration: 2005 - 2008
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric: