The EEOC's Houston district office sued CompUSA, Inc., a national computer retailer, on September 24, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The EEOC's complaint is unavailable, but the consent decree, entered on April 18, 2000, alleges that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex (female) by creating a hostile work environment which led to the aggrieved employee's constructive discharge. The consent decree stipulates that the defendant will pay the aggrieved employee $39,500 in damages, post a notice of compliance with Title VII, implement Title VII training for its managers in two of its Texas stores, implement stringent punishment for failure to maintain records of discrimination investigations, send a letter of apology to the aggrieved employee, expunge her employment record of this incident, provide a neutral reference letter, and not rehire the offending employee at any of its stores.

Aaron Weismann - 06/14/2007


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