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Case Name	EEOC v. IFA NURSERIES INC.	EE-WA-0035
Docket / Court	CV5-5671-RBL ( W.D. Wash. )
State/Territory	Washington
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Labor Ready, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in October 2005. The complaint alleged sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complainant intervened in the ... read more > The Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Labor Ready, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in October 2005. The complaint alleged sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complainant intervened in the case in December 2005, alleging additional state law claims. The case was consolidated with EEOC v. IFA Nurseries, 3:05−cv−05641−RBL (W.D. Wash. Sept. 30 2005) in December 2005. After engaging in mediation, the parties reached a settlement in June 2006. The defendants agreed to pay $36,000 to the complainant, and to implement training on EEO law, policies prohibiting discrimination in the workplace, and procedures for employees to bring allegations of discrimination. The terms of the agreement were to run for 2 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008. Jason Chester - 08/15/2008 - 06/15/2017 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Expungement of Employment Record

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Neutral/Positive Reference

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
State law
State Anti-Discrimination Law

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	IFA Nurseries Labor Ready, Inc. Labor Ready, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Voluntary Dismissal
Order Duration	2006 - 2008
Case Closing Year	2008
Case Ongoing	No

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Case Listing	EE-WA-0121 : EEOC v. IFA Nurseries Inc (W.D. Wash.)

Additional Resources

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Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

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Docket(s)

3:05-cv-05671-RBL (W.D. Wash.)
EE-WA-0035-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/06/2006
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-WA-0035-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/12/2005
[Defendant's] Motion to Consolidate [ECF# 6] EE-WA-0035-0007.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/15/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [to Consolidate Cases] [ECF# 12] (W.D. Wash.) EE-WA-0035-0008.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/01/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Intervenor Complaint [in part] EE-WA-0035-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/15/2005
Amended Compliant EE-WA-0035-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/24/2006
Order Dismissing Action [in part] [ECF# 60-1] (W.D. Wash.) EE-WA-0035-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/22/2006

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