In May 2002, the EEOc's Phoenix office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against Berge Ford, Inc., and Auto Care Center, LLC, alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. Specifically, the EEOC alleged that the defendants fired a female employee because she was pregnant despite no work-related problems or complaints of work interference. The EEOC moved for partial summary judgment in August 2003, which was granted in March 2004. The defendants moved for summary judgment in September 2003, which was denied. The parties then proposed a consent decree to the court in June 2004. It was adopted promptly and ordered the defendants to pay the complainant $70,000 as well as enjoined them from discriminating or retaliating in the future. Further, the defendants were required to create an anti-discrimination policy, post a notice of equal employment opportunity rights and institute a training program to teach management about the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.

Jason Chester - 08/22/2007


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