Filed Date: Sept. 19, 1997
Closed Date: July 8, 1999
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The Memphis Office of the EEOC filed this action in the District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The Defendant was Virco Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer and supplier of furniture and equipment for K-12 schools. The controversy involved the alleged harassment of an employee based on his national origin (Mexican) in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit was filed in September 1997 and was eventually resolved by voluntary settlement - first in June of 1998 with the complainant, and then in July 1998 with the EEOC. The complainant intervened in the case, but his relief is unknown as only the EEOC's settlement was available. According to the EEOC's consent decree, the company had to provide a training seminar, post a notice, and report to the EEOC. The decree was to last for one year.
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Kevin Wilemon (7/15/2007)
Last updated April 5, 2024, 3:04 a.m.
State / Territory: Arkansas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 19, 1997
Closing Date: July 8, 1999
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: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
Virco Manufacturing Corp. (Conway, Arkansas), 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: 1998 - 1999
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
National origin discrimination
EEOC-centric:
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
National Origin/Ethnicity: