On November 3, 2006, the United States filed a lawsuit under Title VII against the District Board of Trustees of Tallahassee Community College in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, alleging that the community college subjected an employment candidate to discrimination on the basis of his race, African American, by failing or refusing to hire him for the position of HomeSafeNet Trainer. The United States sought remedial and injunctive relief.

The EEOC investigated the charge, found reasonable cause to believe that the allegation of race discrimination was true, attempted unsuccessfully to achieve through conciliation a voluntary resolution of the charge and subsequently referred the matter to the Department of Justice.

On November 7, 2006, the United States and the defendant agreed to enter into a consent decree entered by the district court (Judge Stephen P. Mickle). The Tallahassee Community College was ordered to offer the plaintiff a monetary award of $34,363 in backpay. The TCC no longer hires HSN Trainers so the TCC is not required to offer the plaintiff reinstatement. However, if he applies for employment with the TCC in the future, his application will be given fair, objective, non-retaliatory and non-discriminatory consideration. In order to accept the relief, the plaintiff had to sign the executed release.

We have no further information on this case.

Dana Schwarz - 11/08/2007


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