In September 1998, the San Antonio District Office of the EEOC filed this suit against James O. "Skip" Baker (d/b/a Baker Investment Company and Mr. Gatti's Pizza) 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 subjecting the charging party and at least one other female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and by terminating the charging party after she refused the sexual advances of her manager. In addition, the defendant's conduct also resulted in the constructive discharge of at least one other female employee. After some discovery, the parties settled in December 1998 through a consent decree.

Under the terms of the one-year decree, the defendant agreed to: give the charging party a neutral reference, expunge her personnel file of all references of the discrimination charge, and post a notice of Title VII rights. In addition, the decree contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses and required the defendant to pay $2,500, to be distributed between two individuals.

Michele Marxkors - 06/08/2007


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