Filed Date: Dec. 29, 1999
Closed Date: Jan. 29, 2003
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In December 1999, the EEOC district office in Seattle, Washington brought this suit against U.S. Engine, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The complaint is currently unavailable. The settlement agreement states that a female complainant alleged that the defendant maintained a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She also alleged she was retaliated against after she complained of the harassment and was fired. After she was rehired by the VP, she complained after a series of harassing acts and was fired again. After cursory discovery, the parties settled and a settlement agreement was entered in January 2001.
In the settlement agreement, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of sex, implement and distribute an EEO policy, implement a complaint system, provide EEO training to all its employees, expunge the complainant's employee records of all reference to this litigation, agree to non-disclosure of any information pertaining to this litigation to any potential employers, and post a settlement notice. No monetary damages were given. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for two years.
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Jason Chester (7/2/2007)
Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
State / Territory: Washington
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 29, 1999
Closing Date: Jan. 29, 2003
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
U.S. Engine, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Order Duration: 2001 - 2003
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: