Filed Date: April 23, 1999
Closed Date: July 14, 2002
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EEOC's Memphis Tennessee office filed this Title VII lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and constructive discharge against five defendant collectively doing business as Malone Oil Company. The complaint was filed at the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Jackson) on 04/23/1999. EEOC alleged on behalf of four former female employees that they were subject to sexual harassment in the workplace and were forced to resign after the defendant failed to take corrective measures. The individual complainants did not intervene in the lawsuit.
The docket has only three items and indicated no event between the date when the complaint was filed and when the parties filed a notice of settlement two months later. A consent decree was entered into the judgment on 07/14/1999.
Under the three-year consent decree, the defendant agreed to pay a total of $63,500 to the four complainants. The defendant was also required to post notice of the lawsuit for 30 days and report to the EEOC every 6 months on all complaints received about sexual harassment and actions taken in response.
Summary Authors
Yin Zheng (8/12/2007)
Last updated Feb. 27, 2024, 3 a.m.
State / Territory: Tennessee
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: April 23, 1999
Closing Date: July 14, 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
Blytheville Oil Corp., Private Entity/Person
Malone Oil Company of Arkansas, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Self Serve Oil Company of Tennessee, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Malone Oil Transport Company, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Malone Oil Company of Tennessee, 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: 63500
Order Duration: 1999 - 2002
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: