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Case Name	EEOC v. CREST DISCOUNT FOODS, INC.	EE-OK-0013
Docket / Court	5:01-cv-00791-T ( W.D. Okla. )
State/Territory	Oklahoma
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In May 2001, the Oklahoma City (along with the Dallas) office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Crest Discount Foods, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against by refusing to hire the claimant ... read more > In May 2001, the Oklahoma City (along with the Dallas) office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Crest Discount Foods, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against by refusing to hire the claimant because of his race (black). The case settled by entry of a consent decree in December 2001. The two year consent decree required the defendant to refrain from discrimination and retaliation, post and distribute notice, provide Racial Discrimination Training to all of its employees, permit an EEOC Investigator to have access to the defendant's premises, give the EEOC a quarterly analysis of the race/ethnicity composition of its new hires, pay the claimant $50,000, and give the EEOC a report of compliance. Kevin Wilemon - 07/31/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Crest Discount Foods, Inc. Nicholas Harroz
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	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2001 - 2003
Case Closing Year	2001
Case Ongoing	No

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	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar. 1, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Faculty) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach Date: Apr. 1, 2001 By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School Faculty) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

5:01-cv-00791-T (W.D. Okla.)
EE-OK-0013-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/06/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Consent Decree [ECF# 28]

EE-OK-0013-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/06/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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