In March 2006, this case was brought by the EEOC's Houston District Office against Blue Flash Express in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by terminating the charging party, a ...
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In March 2006, this case was brought by the EEOC's Houston District Office against Blue Flash Express in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by terminating the charging party, a female Hispanic employee, in retaliation for her opposition to the distribution of racially derogatory materials by her manager. After the defendant's motion for summary judgment was denied in March 2007, the parties settled through a consent decree in early May 2007.
The decree, containing both non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, provided that the defendant must pay $7,000 to the charging party and post an EEOC provided notice in the workplace. The settlement term was 18 months. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
Michele Marxkors - 05/31/2007
- 06/12/2017
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