Filed Date: June 29, 2007
Closed Date: 2011
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On June 29, 2007, the EEOC filed this race discrimination case against Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, on behalf of a former employee who claimed she was denied promotion opportunities and constructively discharged because of her race (black.)
There was no discovery and the case was settled when a three-year Consent Decree was entered on June 30, 2008 by U.S. District Court Judge J. Leon Holmes. The Decree prevents the employer from denying promotions to black employees based on their race and prohibits retaliation against any employee or applicant. The Decree also requires non-discrimination awareness training for mangers and supervisors, EEO policy posting and $25,000.00 in damages to the claimant.
The decree stayed in effect for three years from its entry on June 30, 2008. As of 2019, there have been no further entries on the docket, and the case decree presumably expired on June 30, 2011.
Summary Authors
Denise Heberle (1/5/2010)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12502982/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-family-dollar-stores-of/
Holmes, James Leon (Arkansas)
Cash, William A. (Arkansas)
Cooper, Ronald S. (District of Columbia)
Dixon, Pamela B. (Arkansas)
Lee, James L. (District of Columbia)
Holmes, James Leon (Arkansas)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12502982/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-family-dollar-stores-of/
Last updated March 29, 2024, 3:03 a.m.
State / Territory: Arkansas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: June 29, 2007
Closing Date: 2011
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
EEOC of behalf of former employee for discrimination on the basis or race (black) in promotion and constructive discharge.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas, Private Entity/Person
Defendant Type(s):
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: $25,000.00
Order Duration: 2008 - 2011
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
Race:
EEOC-centric: