In August 2004, the EEOC district office in St. Louis, Missouri brought this suit against Whelan Security, a general security firm, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The complaint states that a former female employee alleged that she was fired for being pregnant, in ...
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In August 2004, the EEOC district office in St. Louis, Missouri brought this suit against Whelan Security, a general security firm, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The complaint states that a former female employee alleged that she was fired for being pregnant, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case was quickly referred to mediation. The parties settled and a consent decree was entered in June 2005.
In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved party $50,000, refrain from retaliating or discriminating on the basis of sex, issue a neutral reference letter, provide EEO training, post EEO notices, implement an EEO policy, and allow the EEOC to periodically inspect its employee records. An additional $200 was awarded in attorney's fees. The terms of the agreement ran for eighteen months.
Joel Pettit - 06/22/2007
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