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Case Name	EEOC v. Baker's Keyboard Lounge	EE-MI-0020
Docket / Court	2:05CV71270 ( E.D. Mich. )
State/Territory	Michigan
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In March 2005, the Detroit District Office of the EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The suit alleged that the defendant, Baker's Keyboard Lounge, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by firing a female employee in retaliation for her complaints of ... read more > In March 2005, the Detroit District Office of the EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The suit alleged that the defendant, Baker's Keyboard Lounge, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by firing a female employee in retaliation for her complaints of harassment by a customer. The trial date was postponed several times. Eventually, in May of 2007, the EEOC voluntarily dropped the suit; their reasons for doing so are unknown. Jason Chester - 06/16/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Filed	03/31/2005
Case Closing Year	2007
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents


Court	Docket(s)
E.D. Mich. 01/29/2007	2:05-cv-71270-PJK EE-MI-0020-9000.pdf \| Detail
	General Documents
E.D. Mich. 03/31/2005	Complaint (2005 WL 1073145) EE-MI-0020-0002.pdf \| WESTLAW \| Detail