In December 1999, the EEOC district office in Seattle, Washington brought this suit against U.S. Engine, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The complaint is currently unavailable. The settlement agreement states that a female complainant alleged that the defendant maintained a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She also alleged she was retaliated against after she complained of the harassment and was fired. After she was rehired by the VP, she complained after a series of harassing acts and was fired again. After cursory discovery, the parties settled and a settlement agreement was entered in January 2001.

In the settlement agreement, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of sex, implement and distribute an EEO policy, implement a complaint system, provide EEO training to all its employees, expunge the complainant's employee records of all reference to this litigation, agree to non-disclosure of any information pertaining to this litigation to any potential employers, and post a settlement notice. No monetary damages were given. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for two years.

Jason Chester - 07/02/2007


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