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Case Name
EEOC v. TARGET STORES, INC.
EE-MN-0067
Docket / Court
0:01-cv-01646-DWF-AJB ( D. Minn. )
State/Territory
Minnesota
Case Type(s)
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In September 2001, the Milwaukee District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Target Stores, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations are unknown. However, the consent decree indicates the ...
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In September 2001, the Milwaukee District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Target Stores, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations are unknown. However, the consent decree indicates the EEOC alleged the defendant discriminated against the complainant, an employee with multiple sclerosis, by failing to make reasonable accommodation for the complainant in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The complainant intervened in the lawsuit in February 2002. Following several changes of the trail date, the parties settled the lawsuit through a consent decree in February 2003.
The three year consent decree required the defendant to: report complaints to the EEOC, certify defendant has an anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy as well as a policy for responding to requests for reasonable accommodations from employees, keep records of complaints, permit the EEOC to monitor the facilities and training sessions, expunge complainant's employment record of reference to the lawsuit, post and distribute notice of employee rights, provide annual training, and agree to both comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and maintain the confidentiality of its employees' medical information.
David Friedman - 11/06/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Expungement of Employment Record
Monitoring
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Discrimination-area
Accommodation / Leave
Discrimination-basis
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
General
Disparate Treatment
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. ยงยง 12111 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Target Stores, Inc.
Target Stores, Inc.
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
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2003 - 2006
Filed
09/06/2001
Case Closing Year
2006
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
D. Minn.
02/04/2003
0:01-cv-01646-DWF-AJB
EE-MN-0067-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
not recorded
01/15/2003
EEOC Press Release: "Target Corp. to Pay $95,000, Implement Training for Failure to Accommodate Disabled Worker"
EE-MN-0067-0002.pdf
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Detail
D. Minn.
02/04/2003
Consent Decree [ECF# 19]
EE-MN-0067-0001.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
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Judges
Frank, Donovan W.
(D. Minn.)
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EE-MN-0067-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Kamp, Jean P.
(Ohio)
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EE-MN-0067-9000
Vasichek, Laurie A.
(Minnesota)
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EE-MN-0067-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Lewis, Donald M
(Minnesota)
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EE-MN-0067-9000
Schmitt, Joseph G.
(Minnesota)
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EE-MN-0067-9000
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