Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2003
Closed Date: May 4, 2006
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The San Antonio District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Doubletree Hotels Corporation, Doubletree Hotel Systems, Inc, Felcor Lodging Trust, Inc., FCH/DT Holding, LP (d/b/a Doubletree Hotels and Doubletree Guest Suites Austin), Hilton Hotels Corporation, and DT Management, Inc. (d/b/a Doubletree Hotel and Doubletree Guest Suites Austin) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in September 2003. The complainant brought suit against the defendants in August 2003 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The EEOC's complaint alleged sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The private plaintiff's complaint alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII, and violations of 42 U.S.C. ß1985(3), RICO, FLSA, Texas Labor Code, and Texas tort law. The cases were consolidated in March, 2004. Prior to consolidation, very little litigation activity occurred in the EEOC's case. In the private plaintiff's case, the individual defendant filed several partial motions to dismiss, some of which were granted and some denied. Shortly after consolidation, both cases were settled by settlement agreement in May 2004.
The 2-year settlement agreement, containing an anti-discrimination clause, required the defendant to: post notice of anti-discrimination policy, provide both management and supervisor training and training for all employees, retain records of complaints of sexual harassment, report to the EEOC regarding training, and pay the complainant $285,000.
Summary Authors
Daisy Manning (8/10/2008)
EEOC v. Doubletree Hotels Corporation, Western District of Texas (2003)
Last updated March 19, 2024, 3:12 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2003
Closing Date: May 4, 2006
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
An undocumented female worker who quitted her job at the hotel for sexual harassment of her supervisor.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Doubletree Management Company (Austin), Private Entity/Person
DT Management, Inc. (Austin), Private Entity/Person
Hilton Hotels Corp. (Austin), Private Entity/Person
Andrew Saldana, Private Entity/Person
X (Austin), Private Entity/Person
Doubletree Hotel Systems, Inc. (Austin), Private Entity/Person
Doubletree Hotel Corporation (Austin), 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: $285,000
Order Duration: 2004 - 2006
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: