Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2001
Closed Date: June 11, 2002
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In September, 2001 the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Belle Chasse Marine Transportation, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana alleging discrimination on the basis of race, black, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant allegedly subjected complainant, a black employee, to a racially hostile environment by permitting derogatory comments to be made to the complainant due to his marriage to a white female, allowing its managers to make other inappropriate comments, and assigning menial and demeaning tasks to African-American employees outside their duties. The parties settled the dispute in June 2002 through a consent decree, prior to the defendant's appearance in court.
The two-year decree, containing agreements not to discriminate or retaliate, required the defendant to: re-employ complainant at a different work site, distribute notice of employee rights, provide EEO training both internally and externally for its managers, implement a complaint resolution process, keep records of all employment applications and pay $14,500 to be distributed among 6 individuals
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Daisy Manning (10/18/2007)
Last updated March 26, 2024, 3:02 a.m.
State / Territory: Louisiana
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 28, 2001
Closing Date: June 11, 2002
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
Belle Chasse Marine Transportation, 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:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 14500
Order Duration: 2002 - 2004
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Race:
EEOC-centric: