Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2006
Closed Date: 2009
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The Chicago Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, against Joe Hotze Ford, Inc. The complaint, filed in February 2006, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; specifically that Defendant subjected the charging parties to sexual harassment, constructive discharge and retaliation because of their sex, female.
The parties entered a consent decree in February 2007. The decree, valid for two years, required Defendant to pay four complainants a total of $150,000 ($75,000, $30,000, $30,000, $15,000). Defendant was enjoined from discriminating in violation of Title VII and required to provide Title VII training to its employees, post a notice of non-discrimination, appoint an independent Complaint monitor to investigate complaints of sexual harassment, and report regularly to the EEOC about its compliance with the decree. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.
Summary Authors
Shankar Viswanathan (7/19/2007)
Clearinghouse (6/10/2017)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4814558/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-joe-hotze-ford-inc/
Last updated April 11, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 21, 2006
Closing Date: 2009
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
Joe Hotze Ford, Inc. (Salem), 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: 150000
Order Duration: 2007 - 2009
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: