Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2003
Closed Date: July 13, 2004
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The Dallas District Office of the EEOC filed this suit against Block's Lighthouse Supper Club, Inc. (and related businesses) in September 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The complaint alleged that the defendant subjected female employees to a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant discriminated against female employees on the basis of sex by subjecting them to sexual harassment, including offensive comments and unwelcome touching, resulting in the termination of one of the charging parties. After the defendant's answer to the complaint and some scheduling orders, the parties settled the suit through a consent decree in July 2004.
The provisions of the two-year decree, which included non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: report to the EEOC regarding any new restaurant ownership interest it acquired; post an EEOC-provided notice in each of its restaurants; provide Title VII training to all managers and supervisors; and pay $98,000 in damages, to be distributed among four individual employees.
Summary Authors
Kevin Wilemon (6/1/2007)
Last updated March 30, 2024, 3:06 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2003
Closing Date: July 13, 2004
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
Block's Lighthouse Supper Club, 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: 98000
Order Duration: 2004 - 2006
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: