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Case Name	EEOC v. HOLIDAY INN SOUTH	EE-LA-0033
Docket / Court	3:98-cv-00273-SCR ( M.D. La. )
State/Territory	Louisiana
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's New Orleans office filed this suit on March 26, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division. The complaint alleged that Holiday Inn South refused to promote the complainant solely because she was black, in violation of Title VII. The case ... read more > The EEOC's New Orleans office filed this suit on March 26, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division. The complaint alleged that Holiday Inn South refused to promote the complainant solely because she was black, in violation of Title VII. The case was voluntarily dismissed in November 1998 after reaching a settlement agreement. Details of the settlement are unavailable. Jason Chester - 07/20/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Promotion

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Holiday Inn South, MMI MM Louisiana, 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	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Voluntary Dismissal
Case Closing Year	1998
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


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

Docket(s)

3:98-cv-00273-SCR (M.D. La.)
EE-LA-0033-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/01/1999

General Documents

Complaint EE-LA-0033-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/26/1998
Stipulation of Dismissal EE-LA-0033-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/06/1998

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