The EEOC's Wisconsin district office sued Home Depot USA, Inc. on January 29, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex(female) by creating a hostile work environment for the intervenor, who intervened in May 2004, and fired her in retaliation for her opposition of Defendant's practices of sex and race discrimination. The parties entered into a consent decree on February 14, 2005, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $100,000 in damages, fees, and costs; post a notice of compliance with Title VII; provide Title VII training to its managers and employees; and report complaints of sex and race discrimination to the EEOC semiannually.

Kevin Wilemon - 07/27/2007


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