Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2006
Closed Date: 2010
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The EEOC's New Orleans and Houston offices filed this suit on September 28, 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Shreveport). The suit alleged that defendant Sunrise Hospitality B C II, LLC (d/b/a Microtel Inn & Suites) violated Title VII by discriminating against black employees in its hiring and firing practices. On March 12, 2007 the parties entered a joint motion for consent judgment. The consent decree was entered on March 27, 2007.
In the consent decree, defendant agreed to pay $140,000 to be divided among the four complainants. The defendant had sold its corporate assets before the entry of the consent decree. Therefore, all injunctive relief was subject to the defendant or a successor resuming operations. In that case, defendant agreed to notify the EEOC, post notice of equal employment rights, consider all applicants for hire and institute a new policy.
The terms of the agreement were to run for 3 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2010.
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William Burns (2/21/2008)
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Hornsby, Mark L. (Louisiana)
Hornsby, Mark L. (Louisiana)
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State / Territory: Louisiana
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 28, 2006
Closing Date: 2010
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
Sunrise Hospitality B C II, LLC, 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: 140000
Order Duration: 2007 - 2010
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
Race:
EEOC-centric: