Filed Date: Dec. 19, 2013
Closed Date: 2017
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On December 19, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed this complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia under Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 against Lee's Food Corp.—the owner entity of Food Rite Community Supermarket. Specifically, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant discriminated against a prospective female employee when it failed to hire her as a part-time courtesy van driver because she is a female.
In October of 2012, the prospective hire responded to an advertisement for a job as a part-time courtesy van driver. Although she met the minimum qualifications for the position, the defendant allegedly told her that he would not hire a female for the position out of concern that she would be at greater risk of being a victim of a crime while on the job. Instead, the defendant hired a male to fill the position.
The case was reassigned to Magistrate Judge David J. Novak and referred to Magistrate Judge M. Hannah Lauck on May 8, 2014 with the intent of a quicker resolution. The parties entered into a consent decree on August 12, 2014.
The consent decree provided that the defendant shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of sex or any other protected category within the meaning of Title VII, nor discriminate or retaliate against any person because of his or her opposition to any practice made unlawful under Title VII or because of the filing of a charge of discrimination, the giving of testimony or assistance, or the participation in any investigation, proceeding or hearing under the statute. The consent decree also required the defendant to adopt, implement, and distribute a formal, written anti-discrimination policy and post it so it was visible to employees. The defendant also agreed to provide an annual training program to explain the requirements of Title VII and its prohibition against sex discrimination in the work place, as well as the defendant’s policy. The defendant agreed to provide the EEOC with reports every six months and allow the commission to review compliance with the decree.
Lee’s Food Corp was also ordered to pay the woman $10,500. The consent decree lasted for three years and the case is now closed.
Summary Authors
Erica Becker (3/20/2019)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4406622/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-lees-food-corp/
Abel, Natasha L. (Virginia)
Adams, Raechel L. (Virginia)
Alfred-George, Pamela A (Virginia)
Allen, James (Virginia)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Virginia)
Novak, David William (New York)
Payne, Robert E. (Virginia)
Alfred-George, Pamela A (Virginia)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Virginia)
Anderson, Suzanne M (Virginia)
Anderson, Kenneth P. (Virginia)
Andre, Beatriz Biscardi (Virginia)
Andrew, Regina Maria (Virginia)
Arendes, Jennifer L. (Virginia)
Backhaus, William C (Virginia)
Bailey, Terri Hearn (Virginia)
Bean, Julie Steptoe (Virginia)
Biltekoff, Judith Ann (Virginia)
Biscardi-Andre, Beatriz (Virginia)
Burstein, Jeffrey Charles (Virginia)
Butler, Michelle T. (Virginia)
Cadle, Delia Dianna (Virginia)
Caiola, Michelle Anne (Virginia)
Calhoun, June Wallace (Virginia)
Cole, Holly Waldron (Virginia)
Coleman, Charles Franklin (Virginia)
Davis, Chandra Cain (Virginia)
DeCamp, Aaron Rutledge (Virginia)
Dreilinger, Lauren Gayle (Virginia)
Driscoll-MacEachron, James P (Virginia)
Duckett, Lakisha C. (Virginia)
Edwards, Ottrell Ferrell (Virginia)
Esparza-Cervantes, Elizabeth (Virginia)
Fiorito, Bradley S. (Virginia)
Fitzpatrick, Kevin D. (Virginia)
Foslid, Kristen Marie (Virginia)
Foster, Nathan Dean (Virginia)
Garcia-Bautista, Lorena (Virginia)
Gatlin, Connie Wilhite (Virginia)
Gochanour, Gregory M (Virginia)
Golson, Aarrin Benatra (Virginia)
Graham, Nancy Eleanor (Virginia)
Grossman, Elizabeth (Virginia)
Guerrier, Charles E. (Virginia)
Haden, Kara Gibbon (North Carolina)
Hamilton, Deborah L (Virginia)
Hendrickson, John C (Virginia)
Houk, Christopher Robert (Virginia)
Imdieke, Michael H. (Virginia)
Johnson, Amy Victoria (Virginia)
Johnson, Johnnie L. (Virginia)
Jones, Stephanie Michelle (Virginia)
Kasperson, Kaleb M. (Virginia)
Kittle, Rita Byrnes (Virginia)
Krivonyak, J. Christopher (Virginia)
Kuelbs, Meaghan Leigh (Virginia)
Lee, Damien Anthony (Virginia)
Lee, James L. (District of Columbia)
Lepak, Thomas Scott (Virginia)
Lopez, P. David (District of Columbia)
Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (Virginia)
Macy, James Douglas (Virginia)
Malloy, Margaret Ann (Virginia)
Martinez, Ana Consuelo (Virginia)
McCord, Stacey Elise (Virginia)
McCoy, Kimberly Anne (Virginia)
McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (Virginia)
McNair, Jacqueline H. (Virginia)
Meredith, Brandi Lorraine (Virginia)
Montesino, Sairalina (Virginia)
Naccarato, Elizabeth A (Virginia)
Nyfeler, Suzanne Lenahan (Virginia)
O'Brien, Michael J. (Virginia)
Offen-Brown, David F. (Virginia)
Olson, Kathryn Blaire (Virginia)
Oppenheim, Harriett F (Virginia)
Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann (Virginia)
Pearson, Gina Elaine (Virginia)
Peters, Kirsten Jennifer (Virginia)
Peterson, Melanie M. (Virginia)
Phillips, Ronald L. (Virginia)
Pladson, Nicholas J (Virginia)
Ranis, Michael Bruce (Virginia)
Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia)
Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (Virginia)
Roberts, Monique Joy (Virginia)
Robertson, Michelle M (Virginia)
Robinson, Antonio D. (Virginia)
Rucker, Marsha Lynn (Virginia)
Savage, Markeisha K. (Virginia)
Schmitt, Suzanne Julia (Virginia)
Schnitzel, Andrew Marten (Virginia)
Shanley, Sally Clifford (Virginia)
Shepard, Meaghan Leigh (Virginia)
Sustaita, Rodolfo Lucio (Virginia)
Sylvertooth, D'Ontae (Virginia)
Szromba, Jeanne Bowman (Virginia)
Thomas, Kelley Renee (Virginia)
Thomas, Gillian Lathrop (Virginia)
Thornton, Gerald L. (Virginia)
Tomlinson, Robert F (Virginia)
Turnage, Edwin Lake (Virginia)
Valderrama, Hillary K (Virginia)
Vance, Carrie Noelle (Virginia)
Wagner, Steven Andrews (Virginia)
Walter, Nicholas Glen (Virginia)
Weisberg, Robert E. (Virginia)
Wilhite, Connie Kay (Virginia)
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Last updated March 12, 2024, 3:04 a.m.
State / Territory: Virginia
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 19, 2013
Closing Date: 2017
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
A female applicant who was denied employment on the basis of her gender
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Food Rite Community Supermaket (Richmond), 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:
Amount Defendant Pays: $10,500
Order Duration: 2014 - 2017
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: