Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2006
Closed Date: Nov. 1, 2008
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In September 2006, the EEOC district office in San Francisco brought this case against Olympic Security Services, Inc. in the the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it refused to hire and accommodate an applicant whose religious beliefs required him to wear a beard. After discovery deadlines were set, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in May 2007.
In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved party $19,100, refrain from discriminating on the basis of religion, review and revise its EEO policy, provide its managers and supervisors with one hour of EEO training, offer the complainant a full-time position, post an EEO notice, and submit compliance reports to the EEOC. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for eighteen months. The terms of the agreement were to run for 1.5 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
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Jason Chester (7/23/2007)
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Coughenour, John C. (Washington)
Kucuk, Molly P. (Washington)
Lee, Damien A. (Washington)
Olson, Kathryn Blaire (Washington)
Stanley, John F. (Washington)
Coughenour, John C. (Washington)
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State / Territory: Washington
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 26, 2006
Closing Date: Nov. 1, 2008
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
Olympic Security Services, Inc., 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:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 19100
Order Duration: 2007 - 2008
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
EEOC-centric: