Filed Date: Nov. 13, 1998
Closed Date: June 18, 1999
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In November 1998, the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Louisiana Guest House in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana alleging discrimination on the basis of religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant failed to accommodate the charging party's religious beliefs by refusing to allow him to attend regular weekly Islamic prayer service unless his work was completed and by terminating him when the prayer service conflicted with a work assignment. The charging party intervened in the suit in January 1999. Thereafter, the EEOC and the defendant settled through a settlement agreement in February 1999, voluntarily dismissing their claims. The charging party and the defendant settled their remaining claims in June 1999.
The settlement agreement between the EEOC and the defendant required the defendant to: continue to post EEO and anti-discrimination notices, provide Title VII training for its administrators and managers, and pay the charging party $12,000.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (7/12/2007)
Last updated March 25, 2024, 3:02 a.m.
State / Territory: Louisiana
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Nov. 13, 1998
Closing Date: June 18, 1999
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Louisiana Guest House (Baton Rouge, LA), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Amount Defendant Pays: 12000
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
EEOC-centric: