Filed Date: Sept. 6, 2001
Closed Date: Feb. 4, 2006
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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.
Summary Authors
David Friedman (11/6/2007)
Frank, Donovan W. (Minnesota)
Kamp, Jean P. (Ohio)
Vasichek, Laurie A. (Minnesota)
Lewis, Donald M (Minnesota)
Schmitt, Joseph G. (Minnesota)
Frank, Donovan W. (Minnesota)
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State / Territory: Minnesota
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 6, 2001
Closing Date: Feb. 4, 2006
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Target Stores, Inc. (Bemidji, Minnesota), Private Entity/Person
Target Stores, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 95000
Order Duration: 2003 - 2006
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric: