In July 2005, the EEOC district Office in Denver, Colorado brought this suit against the Hertz Corporation, a national car/van/truck rental firm, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. The complaint alleged race discrimination, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as a result of a manager calling a black male "ape" and "monkey" on two separate occasions while in the presence of at least six coworkers. The complaint was filed on 14 July 2005 and a consent decree was entered on 28 July 2005.

The consent decree stated that the defendant must (1) pay the aggrieved employee $8,500 in satisfaction of all claims relating to this litigation; (2) post notices of its commitment to all aspects of Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, and the EPA; (3) not discriminate or retaliate against an employee on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability; (4) publish an anti-discrimination policy that is to be conspicuously posted in each of the defendant's facilities; (5) provide Title VII training to non-managerial employees, managerial employees and HR employees for two, eight and 20 hours, respectively; and (6) establish a discrimination complaint system that will report the name, address, position of the complainant, and a brief summary of the oral or written complaint to the local office of the EEOC. The term of the decree was two years.

Jason Chester - 06/02/2007


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