Case: EEOC v. ASSOCIATED HOME HEALTH CARE OF PALM BEACH

9:99-cv-08434 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: June 11, 1999

Closed Date: Nov. 2, 2000

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Case Summary

In June 1999, the EEOC district office in Miami, Florida brought this action against Associated Home Health Care of Palm Beach, a division of Marshal Medical Services, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 when it refused to accommodate an employee's disability and subsequently discharged her.

After the case was referred to mediation, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered. The defendant agreed to pay the aggrieved party $10,000, refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of diability, distribute a copy of its ADA policy to all its staff, provide its managers and supervisors with two hours of EEO training, post an EEO notice, and submit semiannual complaint/compliance reports to the EEOC. The terms of the agreement ran for four years.

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Jason Chester (7/25/2007)

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9:99-cv-08434

Docket

EEOC v. Associated Home

Nov. 2, 2000

Nov. 2, 2000

Docket
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9:99-cv-08434

Complaint

EEOC v. Associated Home

June 11, 1999

June 11, 1999

Complaint
8

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Order Referring Case to Mediation

EEOC v. Associated Home

Nov. 17, 1999

Nov. 17, 1999

Order/Opinion
19

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Consent Decree

EEOC v. Associated Home

Nov. 2, 2000

Nov. 2, 2000

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

Last updated Jan. 23, 2024, 3:13 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
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COMPLAINT filed; FILING FEE WAIVED; A-7, FJL (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/15/1999)

June 11, 1999

June 11, 1999

Magistrate identification: Magistrate Judge Frank J. Lynch, Jr. (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/15/1999)

June 11, 1999

June 11, 1999

2

SUMMONS(ES) issued for Associated Home (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/15/1999)

June 11, 1999

June 11, 1999

3

ORDER REQUIRING COUNSEL TO MEET & FILE JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT: PRETRIAL ORDER filed: ( Signed by Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley on 6/18/99) CCAP [EOD Date: 6/21/99] (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/21/1999)

June 18, 1999

June 18, 1999

4

ANSWER to Complaint by Associated Home (Attorney John Boyer DiChiara),; jury demand (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/19/1999)

Aug. 18, 1999

Aug. 18, 1999

5

Joint Scheduling Report of Scheduling Meeting by Equal Employment, Associated Home (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/21/1999)

Sept. 16, 1999

Sept. 16, 1999

6

ORDER REQURING COUNSEL TO MEET & FILE AMENDED JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT: PRETRIAL ORDER filed: ( Signed by Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley on 10/13/99) CCAP [EOD Date: 10/15/99] (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/15/1999)

Oct. 14, 1999

Oct. 14, 1999

7

Joint Scheduling Report of Scheduling Meeting by Equal Employment, Associated Home (Former Deputy Clerk) Modified on 10/27/1999 (Entered: 10/27/1999)

Oct. 26, 1999

Oct. 26, 1999

8

ORDER SETTING TRAL DATE & DISCOVERY DEADLINES, REFERRING CASE TO MEDIATION & REFERRING DISCOVERY TO UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE: ORDER set trial for 10/10/00 before Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley , set calendar call for 1:30 9/29/00 before Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley (See order for other dadelines) (Signed by Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley on 11/15/99) CCAP [EOD Date: 11/17/99] (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/17/1999)

Nov. 16, 1999

Nov. 16, 1999

8

ORDER REFERRING DISCOVERY MATTERS to Magistrate Judge Frank J. Lynch, Jr. ( Signed by Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley on 11/15/99) CCAP (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/17/1999)

Nov. 16, 1999

Nov. 16, 1999

8

ORDER referring case to mediation. 15 days to appoint mediator ( Signed by Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley on 11/15/99) CCAP [EOD Date: 11/17/99] (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/17/1999)

Nov. 16, 1999

Nov. 16, 1999

9

UNPPOSED MOTION by Equal Employment to continue trial and calendar call due to the observance of the Jewish High Holidays (Former Deputy Clerk) Modified on 03/06/2000 (Entered: 03/02/2000)

March 2, 2000

March 2, 2000

10

ORDER denying [9-1] motion to continue trial and calendar call due to the observance of the Jewish High Holidays. Plaintiff, a large Federal Agency, may designate substitute counsel for calendar call or original counsel may make arrangements to attend by telephone (Signed by Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley on 3/5/00) CCAP [EOD Date: 3/6/00] (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/06/2000)

March 6, 2000

March 6, 2000

12

RE-NOTICE by Associated Home to take deposition of Rosetta Jackson 7/10/00 at 10:00 (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/28/2000)

June 27, 2000

June 27, 2000

13

NOTICE by Associated Home to take deposition of Rosetta Jackson 7/11/00 at 10:00 (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/28/2000)

June 27, 2000

June 27, 2000

14

RE-NOTICE by Associated Home to take deposition of Rosetta Jackson 7/20/00 at 10:00 (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

July 6, 2000

July 6, 2000

15

PARTIES JOINT EMERGENCY MOTION by Equal Employment, Associated Home to extend discovery deadline (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/13/2000)

July 12, 2000

July 12, 2000

16

REPORT of Mediator that: An adjournment was agreed to, pending the attorneys' accomplishing specific goals. The parties will reconvene for further mediation. Plaintiff counsel being directed to timely coordinate scheduling (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/14/2000)

July 13, 2000

July 13, 2000

17

ORDER granting [15-1] joint motion to extend discovery deadline to 8/14/00 (Signed by Magistrate Frank J. Lynch on 7/14/00) CCAP [EOD Date: 7/17/00] (cg, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/17/2000)

July 14, 2000

July 14, 2000

18

ORDER ON TRIAL PREPARATION: (Signed by Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley on 8/18/00) CCAP [EOD Date: 8/22/00] (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/22/2000)

Aug. 21, 2000

Aug. 21, 2000

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CONSENT DECREE: for Equal Employment, Associated Home against Associated Home for amount of #10,000. Each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys' fees associated with this litigation. This case will be dismissed with prejudice. However, the Court will retain jurisidiction to enforce this Consent Decree during the four year period that said decree is in effect (Signed by Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley on 11/1/00) CCAP [EOD Date: 11/3/00] (Former Deputy Clerk) Modified on 11/03/2000 (Entered: 11/03/2000)

Nov. 2, 2000

Nov. 2, 2000

CASE CLOSED. Case and Motions no longer referred to Magistrate. (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/03/2000)

Nov. 2, 2000

Nov. 2, 2000

Case Details

State / Territory: Florida

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: June 11, 1999

Closing Date: Nov. 2, 2000

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Associated Home Health Care of Palm Beach, Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 10000

Order Duration: 2000 - 2004

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Recordkeeping

Monitoring

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Accommodation / Leave

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits